Page 27 - Annual Report 2017

Annual natural disaster occurrences În the Caribbean archipelago continue to severely test the
resilience and exacerbate the vulnerability of the electricity infrastructure, constrain the ability
of member electric utilities to provide reliable power to their customers, and result in costly
damages to regional electricity infrastructure. The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season (June 1 .
November 30, 2017) produced a total of 17 named storms. 10 of the named storms became
hurricanes including 6 that reached major hurricane status (category 3 or greater on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Scale). One unnamed tropical depression also formed in 2017.

Summary of Significant Power Authority (VIWAPA) during the period
September 6·7,2017.
Impacts to CARILEC
Member Utilities Maria impacted Dominica ElectrÎcity Services
Limited (DOMLEC), SKELEC, NEVLEC, APUA,
Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the 9th and llth VIWAPA and fortisTCI Limited during the period
respectively named hurricanes of the 2017 September 18 . 22, 2017.
Atlantic Hurricane Season, impacted the Anguilla Eleetrlcity Company limited
following member utilities as Category 5 (ANGLEC): ANGLEC's network sustained damages
hurricanes, causing damages to their buildings in excess of 60% and their buildings & some
and other critical electricity infrastructure to generatinglequipment were also damaged
varying degrees of severity.
including 2 backup generating sets.
Irma impacted Anguilla Electricity Company British Vlrgln Islands Eledricity Corporation
Limited (ANGLEC), Antigua Public Utilities (BVIEC): Approximately 90% of BVIEC's network
Authority (APUA), Bahamas Power & Light was damaged. Their Admin and finance, and
Company (BPL), British Virgin Islands Electricity Distribution buildings were significantly
Corporation (BVIEC), fortisTCI Limited, Nevis damaged.
Electricity Company Limited
(N EVLEC), NV G.E.B.E. Dominlca Eledricity Services Limited
(GEBE), St Kitts (DOMLEC): Approximately 92% of DOMLEC's
Electricity Company transmission and distribution network was
Limited (SKELEC), adversely aftected and 40% of their generation
and the Virgin was unavailable, A powerhouse sustained
Islands Water & damages to its roof and the self-contained units.