At 11pm yesterday, the border community of Lethem had been without power for over 24 hours, after the power company ran out of fuel.
Reports are that the community had been experiencing periods of load shedding over the past week, as the company sought to conserve on its fuel stock. By Tuesday evening, however, it was reportedly out of fuel while the generating sets at its base were only running on the fuel remaining in their tanks.
Attempts to reach Regional Executive Officer Ronald Harsawack as