The Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC) will activate additional emergency hotlines on Monday August 14th, the date of Local Government Elections.
The Commission noted that this will allow for an immediate response to any electricity emergencies that may occur.
T&TEC noted there are no scheduled outages on the day and has conducted pre-election assessments to ensure that Polling Stations have a steady electricity supply.
The Commission noted that though unforeseen, in an emergency on or before election day, Presiding Officers or Poll Staff are advised to call the T&TEC hotline at 794-4823, 794-7264, 800-BULB (2852), or 800-TTEC (8832).
The hotline will be operational from 4:30pm on Saturday August 12th to 11:00pm on Monday August 14th.