Consequential Sabotage of Power Plant in Haiti

A group of protesters caused a blackout in the Port-au-Prince region and the department of the Centre, which has been going on since Tuesday, after forcing the closure of a hydroelectric power plant to protest against insecurity, according to the Haitian state company Electricidad. Haiti’s capital is controlled by more than 85% by powerful armed criminal gangs that carry out repeated attacks against the population and the law enforcement forces.…

A group of protesters caused a strike in the Porto Príncipe region and in the Central Department, which has been extended since Wednesday (13), after the closure of a hydroelectric protest centre, reported to the state of Haiti. More than 85% of the Haitian capital is controlled by armed groups carrying out repeated attacks on the population and order forces. The attack is total in areas provided by alleged acts of sabotage by the company.

Haiti suffers on Friday the fourth consecutive day without electricity due to the cessation of the operations of the Peligre hydroelectric power plant, the main one of the country, located in Plateau Central (center), because of the incursion of people into its facilities. The state-owned company Electricidad de Haiti (EDH) issued on Thursday a statement in which it called the entry of strangers to the hydroelectric power station since last Tues…

The electricity production of the largest hydroelectric power plant in Haiti was reduced to zero due to an "invasion" of the facilities, reported the state company Electricité d'Haïti (EDH). EDH reported in a statement that the situation is due to the invasion of the hydroelectric power plant in Péligre since last Tuesday. "An atrocious act that adds to a total blackout of the areas that still have EDH power supply," he said. The company launche…

In Haiti, unknown assailants broke into the main hydroelectric plant on Tuesday, forcing its operator to shut down operations and plunging the island nation into darkness, Spanish news agency EFE reported. The state-owned electricity generation and distribution company EDH described the incident as sabotage.