A school in the Anoamaa 2 District claims power fluctuations caused an electrical fire that was controlled while a shop owner says her fridge and other items have been damaged. 

The district, in general, has not been affected by the power rationing but is experiencing power outages. 

The Vice Principal for Anoamaa College, Siologa  Muliaina said their school building caught fire due to a power fluctuation. It affected their studies.

"We were affected by one of the power outages, sometimes when the power comes on it's not that strong, and it goes off again. Then comes back on stronger and off again. With that happening, the end of our long building caught fire and the power was cut for the whole school for safety reasons," he said. 

"Whenever the power goes off, our machines don't work and we can't print notes for our students and teachers as well. For the power rationing currently ongoing, we are not affected by that."

Anoamaa College currently educates more than 500 students every year.

Tumua Li'o Tofete of Luatuanuu's shop no longer sells products that need to be frozen such as ice-pops and ice cream since her fridge was damaged by one of the unexpected outages recently.

"There was a time at night when the power went off unexpectedly, like without any warning. We no longer turn on our television because it no longer works, I don't know why. Also during our Sunday services, once the power is out we cancel our service," she said.

"Our village council has looked at getting solar lights. There is a project that I brought into our village that has provided us with these solar lights. We are waiting on our village council as they will put these up. We will not wait for the government to help us, we should help our communities. These are great investments so that when the power suddenly goes off, we can use these solar lights." 

A matai from Fusi, Siomiatuumau Fagaote acknowledged the work done by the Electric Power Corporation workers as their village is not part of the power ration. 

"I have no complaints but just gratitude towards the EPC workers who are working 24 hours around the clock to keep our electricity on. For us, we haven't experienced any power rationing like the other villages that I see and hear on radio and social media," he said. 

"The only time we are affected is when the weather is bad, or an unexpected car accident, or a power line that EPC is working on. But if the power does go off, it doesn't last for the whole day. My family has not had any electrical appliances damaged by the power outages. 

"Everything is good on our side, so hats off to EPC for the hard work. We continue to pray for your safety at work as you work on those strong power lines."