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It was the local channel Teleislas News that collected testimonies from people who demand attention for this service because they have been without power for 4 days, due to the damage caused by the powerful hurricane Iota.
“We are not blocking for markets, and we know we need markets, but the bottom line is light. There are small children and newborns, ”said a woman, who preferred to hide her face from the camera.
The woman assured that media that they also claim help for adults who need insulin, since each drug “costs between 70 and 80,000 pesos.”
“We have been without electricity for four days, since the storm began, we have young children suffering from the heat and food is spoiling us”Said a man, visibly upset with the Sopesa energy company.
Faced with these claims, Sopesa (Sociedad Producer de Energía de San Andrés y Providencia) issued a statement in which it assured that “3 days after the hurricane, the island of San Andrés has 96% of electricity service.
“We hope that within 36 hours, remain enabled 100% of the electric power system on the island”the company announced.
Energy service in Providencia takes about 4 days
As for Providencia, according to the statement, Sopesa said that the technicians found that “100% of the distribution infrastructure on the island is seriously affected,” and that it has 21 specialists working to design and build the new electrical network.
“The power generating units did not suffer structural damage. But nevertheless, moisture ingress evidenced generators, which require a drying process in a time estimated four days”, The company detailed, according to the newsletter published by El Isleño.
This video shows the nonconformity of people who joined the blockades in San Andrés.
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