BVIEC: Restoration to Resume Early Sunday After Hurricane Erin Triggers New Outages

Tortola, BVI — Sun, Aug. 17, 2025 (7:00 a.m.) — The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) says additional power outages are affecting communities on Tortola and the sister islands of Anegada, Jost Van Dyke, and Virgin Gorda, following Saturday’s earlier disruptions.

In a public update issued at 7:00 a.m., the utility linked the latest interruptions to the passage of Hurricane Erin, whose heavy rain and thunderstorms damaged infrastructure and caused equipment failure at the Wilfred Smith Power Station. BVIEC said the incident has slowed restoration efforts across the territory.

BVIEC stated that crews will resume restoration work early today, Sunday, as soon as weather conditions allow, with the goal of returning electricity to all homes and businesses as quickly and safely as possible. The corporation apologized for the inconvenience to customers and thanked residents for their patience while teams work through challenging conditions.

Areas Affected

• Tortola
• Anegada
• Jost Van Dyke
• Virgin Gorda

What’s Next

• Field teams are standing by to continue repairs once the weather subsides.
• Priority is the safe, staged restoration of service across impacted communities.

Residents seeking updates or to report issues can contact 284-852-4600, follow @BVI_EC on social media, or visit bvielectricity.com. BVIEC urged customers to stay safe around downed lines and treat all electrical infrastructure as energized until officially cleared.

BVIEC is aware of additional outages affecting communities across Tortola, as well as on the islands of Anegada, Jost Van Dyke, and Virgin Gorda, following our last outage notice on Saturday.

The heavy rain and thunderstorms from Hurricane Erin have impacted our infrastructure and caused some equipment failure at the Wilfred Smith Power Station, which has hampered restoration efforts.

Once the weather subsides, crews will resume work early today, Sunday, August 17, with the goal of restoring electricity to all homes and businesses as quickly and safely as possible.

We sincerely apologise for the disruption and thank you for your patience and understanding. Please continue to stay safe as we weather Hurricane Erin together.