Out-of-control bamboo plants caused Paphos power cuts

TALL BAMBOO plants were on Wednesday blamed for a fault in the main overhead power cables which supply electricity to Tala village and surrounding areas in Paphos.

Residents and businesses experienced three power cuts in 24 hours following a fault in the overhead line on Tuesday, according to an Electricity Authority (EAC) spokesman.

The problem first occurred at around lunchtime on Tuesday and lasted for a number of hours. Power was restored only to be lost again on Wednesday morning.

Initially, technicians had been left scratching their heads as they were unable to discover the reason for the power failure, as everything seemed to be in order, a spokesman admitted. The supply was reconnected to homes early on Tuesday evening. However, the ‘tricky’ problem reappeared on Wednesday morning.

The spokesman said: “The technicians informed me that on Wednesday after the problem occurred again, they inspected the entire overhead power line in the area and replaced a faulty part. They discovered that tall bamboo plants which had grown out of control were touching the line when the wind blew and were causing the problem.”

He added: “We hope that this problem is now solved and there will be no further interruption to supply.”

 

 

 

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