Power went out at 9ish this am and just came back on at 6:50.

Terrible the whole Island 🏝️ I was just lucky to heat up my food in the microwave and ate and it went out back sad 😢

Press Release

Subject: NV GEBE Power Outage and Restoration Update

NV GEBE informs the public that a technical issue at approximately 4:12 PM today caused a temporary disruption in our power supply, resulting in electricity outage.

Our technical team and operators promptly assessed the situation and took the necessary steps to restart the power plant. We are pleased to report that areas are currently being re-energized, and power should be fully restored shortly.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to resolve this matter with the highest level of urgency.

NV GEBE

Sorry, the whole Dutch side was out? Beth and Steve--where are you?

And the water was off on French side.

Total diseaster on the Island now , power keeps going on and off .

Where does it say the French side water is off for the island, this is the only thing I have seen.

From SAUR
Grand Case - Water Supply Interruption Notice
Due to a network issue, water distribution is temporarily disrupted between Rambaud and Oyster Pond.
Repairs are underway, and expected to last approximately 4 hours.
We appreciate your patience and understanding during this inconvenience.

After I posed earlier, the power went off again and did not come back until about 10 pm. We are staying at a friend's house in Simpson Bay, just done from the police station and the new construction.

bethandsteve--I actually remember seeing something ahead of time from GEBE about the power was supposed to be off in most of Simpson Bay for most of July 4th. Really sucks. Hope it gets a lot better for you.

We are supposed to go visit Eric's brother in St Croix next month. They have power problems there too, so it should be interesting.

I'll look elsewhere for my Jan vacation.

blooming--just curious, at one point, you were looking at the French side. If GEBE is a deal breaker, guess you decided to stay on the Dutch side?

Have been on french side and dutch, recently at BSV. But from reading posts here not sure I want to endure electric/water issues when trying to relax

blooming--I do understand. I hope GEBE gets their sh*t together soon.

This morning the electric was off from 9:30 to 2. We were at Marys Boon so did not bother us at all. Well other than we were doing laundry and washer cut off mid cycle. we will be on the French side week after next. ley you know how that goes.

More GEBE problems.
July 5, 2024
Notice: Water Service Disruption
Due to a power outage several areas will experience low to no water pressure. This issue will persist until power is fully restored to areas feeding our pump houses. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.

Carol, to be clear the power was not off on the whole island right? This is confusing?

jeepers--well, obviously NOT the whole island. Whenever GEBE says "island wide", they mean the Dutch side. Electricity on French side is totally different. I don't know if the whole Dutch side was off at one point yesterday or not.

bethandsteve--best wishes.

Thanks Carol

Blooming - Don't give up so soon - there are supposed to be new generators online in the next weeks. I'm sick of it, but by the time you're here we will have forgotten all about it.

Ritchard--I hope you are correct, although I kind of doubt it.

We just got back on the island from a cat trip to Statia, St Kitts and Saba. At 11 am our friends house in Simpson bay had electric and we moved to orient beach area and no electric or water problems.