September 8th , 2003

CARILEC set to provide assistance to
Hurricane Stricken Bermuda
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Crews from six (6) Caribbean Electric Utilities are on stand-by to provide restorative assistance to the island of Bermuda. The island is presently getting a pounding from the Category 3 Hurricane Fabian.

Fabian brought winds of up to 120mph along with a powerful tidal surge to the island on Friday, September 05, 2003.

A source from Bermuda Electric Light Company reportedly said that the company expected massive outages.

CARILEC, The Caribbean Association of Electric Utilities has as part of its member services a CARILEC Hurricane Action Plan (CHAP), which provides the mechanisms to facilitate rescue and restoration missions to hurricane stricken member utilities. The plan is presently being revised to more comprehensively provide assistance for all natural disasters.

Belco has been very supportive of hurricane restoration assistance in previous years.

Past recipients of CHAP assistance include the Bahamas after the passage of Hurricane Floyd in 2000 and Belize after the passage of Hurricane Keith in 2001.

For further information please contact:

B. Cheryl Hosier
Member Services Coordinator
msc@carilec.org
758-452-0140