There have been recent developments at the Richmond power plant concerning the Aggreko units and the conclusion of rotational outages on St. Croix, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority announced to the community Wednesday.
Following the successful payment by the Office of the Governor and restoration of the Aggreko units last Friday, it was discovered that Unit 20, an older generation unit, required repairs due to an oil leak in the cooling system. Additionally, three other Aggreko units underwent maintenance after being brought back online, according to the press release.
As a result of these maintenance activities, the available generators at the plant were unable to manage loads during the reduced load generation capacity exceeding 38 megawatts, which is typical during peak hours, the press release stated.
The authority acknowledges the confusion surrounding the recent rotational outages. The initial rotational outage on Tuesday, April 16 on St. Croix was due to the Aggreko units being offline because of nonpayment. However, the rotational outage this week, until Wednesday was caused by Unit 20 and three Aggreko units being offline for repairs and maintenance, the release stated.
Unit 20 has been successfully repaired, and one of the three Aggreko units has also been repaired and returned to operation. Consequently, the rotational outages for the island of St. Croix have concluded with increased generation capacity, it said.
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