WAPA Dispatches More Lineworkers to Jamaica, Citing Restoration Support and Storm Lessons

With Jamaica continuing recovering from Hurricane Melissa, the V.I. Water and Power Authority has sent a second team of lineworkers to support restoration efforts there, while also using the deployment as an opportunity to gather practical lessons that could help strengthen storm response and grid resilience in the U.S. Virgin Islands ahead of the next hurricane season. WAPA announced that the 10-man crew arrived in Jamaica on Sunday and is prepared to assist with ongoing power restoration and electrical system repairs. The team includes lineworkers from all three islands, along with a senior safety officer who will take part in the field work. Also in Jamaica are Transmission & Distribution Director Collin Brown and Line Superintendent Paul Gumbs. WAPA said the two officials are there to “observe the field restoration work of the crews” and to “hold discussions with their Jamaican counterparts.” According to the authority, those discussions “will focus on lessons learned throughout...