Residents in several areas of Wainikoro, Labasa, have been without electricity since midnight on Sunday, raising concerns over food spoilage as the outage continues into Tuesday.
Advisory Councillor Kamal Singh says the affected areas include Vunika, Coqeloa, Vaqa, Kurukuru, Nubu and Lagalaga.
Singh says residents are facing difficulties as food stored in their freezers is at risk of spoiling due to the prolonged power outage.
He says he contacted Energy Fiji Limited on Sunday and was informed that there was an issue involving an electricity pole in the Vunika area.
Singh says he was also told that EFL workers were waiting for machinery to arrive before repair works could begin.
He says he was later informed that repairs would commence today, as yesterday was a public holiday.
Singh says while some residents have access to solar power, others are struggling to preserve their food, which may have to be thrown away if electricity is not restored soon.
He is urging EFL to prioritise the repairs and restore power to the affected communities as soon as possible.
We have sent questions to the EFL.
