Kinoya and Nadera power outage: EFL names transformer fault
Energy Fiji Limited now attributes the Central Sewarage Feeder interruption to a blown transformer at Reba Circle, Nadera. The operator lists a start of 09:47 Fiji time on 24 October 2026 and estimates restoration at 16:00 that day. Kinoya sewerage Plants 1 and 2, Valelevu Fire Station and parts of Nadawa and Nadera appear in its affected-area list.
Status of this incident
Power outage confirmed
Last known status: confirmed by the source · 24 October source check: EFL names a blown transformer at Reba Circle, Nadera, and estimates restoration at 16:00 Fiji time; completion and public-service effects remain unverified.
Source moment: Oct 24, 2026, 02:36 AM UTC (02:36 PM local time)
In 20 seconds
EFL lists a feeder trip starting at 09:47 Fiji time on 24 October.
Parts of Nadawa and Nadera and named public-service sites appear in the affected-area list.
EFL estimates restoration at 16:00 Fiji time; this is not confirmation of completed repairs or restored supply.
What the operator lists
The updated EFL unplanned-outage row identifies a blown transformer at Reba Circle, Nadera, replacing its earlier undetermined-fault wording. It supplies a restoration estimate of 16:00 Fiji time on 24 October. The page gives no publication or update timestamp for the row, so the exact time this information changed is unknown. The start remains 09:47 Fiji time, an event time rather than a publication time.
The listed locations include Kinoya sewerage Plants 1 and 2 and Valelevu Fire Station, alongside parts of Nadawa and Nadera and nearby named streets. This identifies places in the operator’s affected-area list. It does not establish that every address in those neighbourhoods has lost supply. No affected customer total or complete address boundary has been confirmed.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Listed areas
- Kinoya; parts of Nadawa and Nadera
- Operator-listed start
- 24 October 2026, 09:47 Fiji time
- Reported fault
- Blown transformer at Reba Circle, Nadera, according to EFL
- Affected customers
- Unknown
- Operator restoration estimate
- 24 October, 16:00 Fiji time; completion unconfirmed
Public-service effects remain unverified
Inclusion of the plants and fire station does not establish that wastewater treatment or emergency response has stopped. There is no direct confirmation of their operations or backup supply in the available evidence. No sewage overflow has been established. The affected-area list should therefore be read as an electricity-network notice, with the actual service effects still unverified.
The restoration estimate is an operator forecast, rather than a guarantee that supply will return by that time. No restoration notice or independent local-impact corroboration has been read for this incident. The next useful update would be an operator statement confirming restoration or revising the estimate. A past start time and an estimated finish cannot establish either continuing address-level loss or completed restoration.
Planning for essential devices
For household preparation, the runtime calculator helps compare essential device demand with battery capacity. The internet backup planner and backup essentials guide provide further planning context. These resources do not predict how long the network interruption will last or establish whether a listed public service is operating.