The Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission confirms that several communities across Trinidad experienced an outage at 4:45 a.m. this morning, Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The outage stemmed from two (2) generator trips at one of the Independent Power Producers (IPPs).
The affected areas included:
Piarco, St. Augustine, Caroni, Valsayn, Chaguanas, Manzanilla, Freeport, Port of Spain, Biche, Craignish, Brickfield, Sangre Grande, Trincity, Fyzabad, Arouca, Charlieville, Cunupia, Orange Grove, Sea Lots, Chaguaramas, Rio Claro, Longdenville and Malabar.
Restoration of customers’ electricity supply commenced at 5:21a.m. on a phased basis with full restoration achieved at 6:29 a.m.
The Commission acknowledges that some unplanned outages experienced in the recent past have resulted from generator trips at Independent Power Producer (IPP) facilities. As part of its commitment to improving reliability, the Commission continues to work closely with the IPPs to review these events, address underlying causes** **and implement preventative measures to minimise the risk of recurrence and enhance the stability of the national electricity grid.
The Commission apologises to customers for any inconvenience.