FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 28, 2025

Nassau, The Bahamas — Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd. (BPL) wishes to advise that a technical team from New Providence is expected to arrive in Crooked Island on Monday December 29th, 2025 to assist with repair efforts on an M&E power generation unit which malfunctioned around 11:00pm Saturday December 27, 2025. Round-the-clock restoration efforts have been ongoing for the past 24 hours; however, these efforts have not yet been successful.

The M&E unit malfunction led to an island wide outage which has impacted 220 consumers.

“A specific mechanical component is required to return the power generation unit to service,” explained Pedro Marcello, Regional Manager, Southern Region, Family Island Division. “We have been in contact with the authorized Caterpillar dealer in The Bahamas to source the replacement component and have also conducted internal inventory checks across other Family Island stations. Should the component be located within our inventory, it will be transported with the technical team tomorrow as they travel to Crooked Island alongside an M&E technician.”

The technical team is expected to arrive in Crooked Island by approximately 3:00 p.m. on Monday, weather and logistics permitting.

Marcello further explained, “We understand that the loss of power supply can be particularly frustrating for our consumers and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this incident has caused. I want to assure you that our technicians have been working tirelessly to address this matter since the island lost its power supply. Our team members on the ground – whose families are also impacted by this power outage, understand the importance of restoring electricity to the entire community as quickly as possible and I assure you that they remain committed to getting that done.”

“I can confirm that the additional power generation unit, currently housed at the power station, is also being prepared for overhaul, this secondary unit – once brought online, will provide further generation support once repairs are completed.”

We invite our consumers in Crooked Island to join our recently launched Southern Regional WhatsApp Direct Channel for real time updates –

BPL Direct Southern Region – WhatsApp
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BPL remains fully committed to restoring power as safely and quickly as possible and underscores its commitment to transparency and accountability as we address this situation.

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