GPA is aware of multiple outages caused by strong winds and gusts including down transmission lines affecting most customers. As wind gusts increase additional outages are likely. Crews are prepared to immediately begin key assessments and restoration efforts as soon as winds decrease to safe levels. This will begin the recovery phase of the Island-Wide Power System (IWPS) around Guam. Each GPA crew will continue to work at least 12-16 hours per day once restoration begins.
Power Status
At this time, Guam's IWPS has not experienced a system blackout, however main transmission lines powering the southern part of the island went down, with no power currently servicing the south.
As of 10:00 a.m., GPA had 25% of distribution feeders still online including Andersen Air Force Base and Camp Blaz, Guam Memorial Hospital (GMH) and Tumon row underground systems.
However, we may lose additional feeders as the storm continues to pass throughout the island.
All remaining distribution feeders that are currently offline will remain out until we begin our assessments and restoration process once it is safe to do so.
Initial priorities of our GPA crews include repairing all transmission lines and powering substations.
GPA asks for the community's patience and understanding as we get through the storm together. Customers are encouraged to follow Guam Power Authority, Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense, and National Weather Service (NWS) Guam for the latest updates.
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