Imminent Restoration of Electricity in Port-au-Prince, Authorities Explore Other Avenues
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince
· 2 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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PORT-AU-PRINCE.— Authorities have considered bypassing the problem to supply the capital with electrical energy again. Advisor Leslie Voltaire, co-head of security projects, shared encouraging prospects on Friday regarding the imminent restoration of electricity in Port-au-Prince.
Two weeks after the abrupt closure of the Péligre hydroelectric plant and the destruction of numerous pylons transmitting power to the metropolitan area, the State is relying on the Carrefour plant and the E-Power plant in Varreux.
*Towards an Alternative*
Convinced that Port-au-Prince will soon be re-supplied, Voltaire indicated that the Carrefour plant could take over from the Péligre plant. However, he was not able to give a precise date for the resumption of power supply to the metropolitan area.
“Security at the Péligre site has been restored, paving the way for necessary repairs to pylons damaged by acts of vandalism in Mirebalais on June 17 and 18,” Voltaire announced.
This situation should encourage officials to make efforts to diversify energy supply sources, thus providing the capital with its own production to finally reduce its dependence on the Péligre plant.
*The Solution is Underway*
The process of securing and operating the Carrefour plant is still underway to obtain 10 megawatts, which must be added to the 25 megawatts from the E-Power thermal plant, assured Pierre Michel Felix, president of the Federation of EdH Workers' Unions (FESTREDH), informing that it will be restarted shortly.
With a nominal capacity of 54 megawatts, the Péligre plant currently supplies only 36, due to the shutdown of one of its turbines. However, other alternatives are under discussion, but the main obstacle remains the transmission of electricity, not its production.
According to Felix, about ten pylons have been destroyed, and their repair is essential for the restoration of electricity in the capital. In addition, the technical and logistical hazards and financing challenges for the restoration of these infrastructures.
Jean Mapou
