A second major electricity transmission line has been commissioned, bringing with it the potential to avoid a repeat of last year’s nationwide blackout.
Earlier today the Minister of Public Utilities switched on a new 220kv circuit at T and Tec's Union Substation.
While the project started some time ago, it was one of the recommendations made following the investigation into the blackout.
Reporter Cindy Raghubar-Teekersingh was in La Brea on Tuesday and tells us more.