Engine no. 2 was experiencing mechanical problems CUC said as it announced that the “previously promulgated load shedding schedule was expanded to include other areas of the electrical grid not previously scheduled.”
Power Plant 1 was only generating some 10 megawatts of power yesterday.
In a statement, CUC power division acting manager Gary Camacho said Power Plant 4 also had problems with its units on Monday.
The plant’s Engine No. 10 was shut down from 10:40 a.m. to 4 p.m., he said.
A power official of Power Plant 4 told Variety yesterday that Engine no. 10 had water leakage in the cylinder but it was immediately fixed.
“Our initial finding told us there was a low firing pressure but during the process of investigation we found trace of water,” he said.
All engines at Power Plant 4 are now operational, the official said.
On Saturday, Camacho said the problems at Power Plant 1 were a “result of the mechanical failure of the valves, liner and piston in one of the cylinders on Engine 2.”
There will be a detailed inspection once the damaged components are replaced.
The engine is expected to be fixed today, Camacho said.
He said t with the completion of the repairs on Engine No. 2 CUC will again be able to produce 15 megawatts and the previously promulgated load-shedding schedule for Aug. 23-29 will again be followed.
“CUC would like to apologize for the inconvenience this schedule has imposed on its consumers,” its press statement said.
