The Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission is advising its customers that construction of a critical bypass transmission line in Rousillac will be completed today and may require an emergency outage to install the last poles and lines.

The bypass line will allow T&TEC to remove a compromised 220 kV (220,000 volts) transmission tower which was damaged as a result of a landslide last Tuesday, August 16.

If required, approximately 15,000 customers in south and central Trinidad may experience an outage between one to two hours, from 2:00pm today.

The following areas (and environs) have been identified:
• Barrackpore
• Bejucal Rd, Charlieville
• Calcutta, Couva
• Carlsen Field
• Cashew Gardens, Longdenville
• Chaguanas main road
• Dow Village
• Gasparillo/ Whiteland
• Guaracara /Tabaquite
• Lady Hailes, San Fernando
• La Plaisance Rd/ La Romain
• Preysal
• Rio Claro
• Siparia
• St Mary’s village
• Wood Land