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Transformer fire at Blue Hills power plant disrupts supply in New Providence

Sept 2026Published 24 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

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Where
Blue Hills Power Station in Nassau
Operator
Bahamas Power and Light
What
Transformer fire on 22 September 2026
Response
Fire Services sent two fire engines
Cause
Not reported

Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): Bahamas Power and Light

What happened

On 22 September 2026, a transformer fire at the Blue Hills power plant, at Blue Hill Road and Soldier Road in Nassau, disrupted electricity supply in New Providence, Bahamas Power and Light said. Police said fire services were alerted shortly before 6 a.m. and two fire engines attended. The blaze was confined to a transformer in the southwestern section of the property. The transformer was extensively damaged before the fire was extinguished. BPL said staff and partners remained safe, the site was isolated, and crews then worked to restore supply. This report does not state how many customers lost power or when supply was fully restored.

Contributing factors

A site manager told fire services that a lightning strike may have caused the fire. That remains a suspicion. BPL said it was assessing how to better protect equipment and reduce the impact of storms on customers. No confirmed cause is given.

Lessons learned

  1. A suspected lightning strike should stay marked as unconfirmed until the investigation is finished, and lightning protection should be checked after a storm-related transformer fire.
  2. Isolating the affected equipment and confirming that the fire is confined limits damage and protects staff.
  3. Operators should say clearly what is known about the outage and what is still being assessed, including the scale of the disruption.

More lessons on weather and external hazards, electrical protection and isolation, outages, backup supply and restoration, from every incident on the register.

Not yet known

  • How widespread the outage was
  • When supply was fully restored
  • Confirmed cause of the fire

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Source

ewnews.com

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Published 2026-09-24. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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