PARIS, (Reuters) – Electricity was cut off today on the entire French overseas territory of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean after the motors at the main power station were turned off by workers on strike, the local prefectural authority said.
Police stepped in to secure the site, the prefect said, adding that some workers will be requisitioned to make the power plant work. Electricity would not be back to normal before 15:00 (19:00 GMT) in the best case scenario, according to the prefect.
EDF power group said it was doing all it could to restore electricity to parts of the archipelago but did not say when that would be done.
Electricity has been cut temporarily on parts of the island in recent days due to strike action.
