A cutback in production at the Point Lisas Desalination Plant has caused customers in parts of Central and South West Trinidad to be without water or experiencing low water pressure.
This follows an unplanned shutdown of the facility on Saturday for approximately seven hours and the subsequent restart at a reduced production of 29 million gallons per day due to ongoing emergency repairs at the plant.
In a press statement the Water Sewerage Authority (WASA) said the Desalination Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Desalcott) usually supplies the plant with 40 million gallons of water daily.
The plant will deliver a reduced production throughout the period of repairs, which are expected to be completed by midnight tonight.