I-Hurricane ishaya i-puerto rico, ikhulisa isidingo sabakhiqizi

I-Puerto Rico ishaye kanzima ngesiphepho sakamuva, ibangela ukuphuma kwamandla okugcwele kanye nokudla okufunwayo kwabakhiqizi abaphathekayo njengoba abahlali bahlahlela ukuze bavikele eminye imithombo kagesi.

Isivunguvungu, esibhidliza isiqhingi saseCaribbean sinemimoya esindayo nasezinsizeni ezinamandla, sashiya cishe isigamu semindeni namabhizinisi ePuerto Rico ngaphandle kwamandla, ngokusho kwemibiko yokuqala. Umonakalo wengqalasizinda kagesi ubelokhu ebanzi, nezinkampani zokusebenzisa zilwa kakhulu ukuhlola ubukhulu bomonakalo futhi kusungula umugqa wesikhathi wokubuyiselwa.

Emuva kweSiphepho, izakhamizi ziphendukele kuma-generator aphathekayo njengendlela yokuphila ebalulekile. Ngezitolo zokudla kanye nezinye izinsizakalo ezibalulekile ezithintwe ukuphuma kwamandla, ukufinyelela umthombo onokwethenjelwa kagesi sekubaluleke kakhulu kwabaningi.

"Isidingo sabakhiqizi sikhululiwe selokhu kwafika isivunguvungu," kusho umnikazi wesitolo sezemishini yendawo. "Abantu bafuna noma iyiphi indlela yokugcina amakhaya abo anikwa amandla, kusukela ekutholeni ukudla okuqandayo ekushaja izingcingo zabo."

Ukuhlukunyezwa okufunwayo akugcini ePuerto Rico kuphela. Ngokusho kocwaningo lwemakethe, kubhekwe imakethe ye-General ephathekayo yomhlaba wonke ukuthi ikhule kusuka ku-20BillinIn2019to25 billion ngo-2024, idonswa ngu-2024 ukuphuma kwamandla ahlobene nesimo sezulu kanye nesidingo samandla okuphazamiseka kuwo wonke amazwe athuthukisiwe nawokwakha.

ENyakatho Melika, ikakhulukazi ezifundeni ezinjengePuerto Rico neMexico ezithola ukusikeka kwamandla okujwayelekile, ama-generator aphathekayo ajwayelekile abe yikhetho elithandwayo njengemithombo yamandla e-backup. Labo bamba abakhiqizi balungele ukusetshenziswa kwebhizinisi lokuhlala kanye nokusetshenziswa okuncane kwebhizinisi, enikeza amandla anele okubandakanya izinto ezibalulekile ngesikhathi sokuphuma.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe bokuqamba okufana nama-microgrids nezinhlelo zamandla ezisatshalaliswa zithola ukugcwala njengendlela yokuthuthukisa ukuqina kwemicimbi yesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu. Isibonelo, uTesla, ukhombise amandla awo okuthumela amaphaneli elanga ngokushesha nezinhlelo zokugcina ibhethri ukuhlinzeka ngamandla aphuthumayo ezindaweni ezihlaselwe inhlekelele njengePuerto Rico.

"Sibona i-paradigm shift ngendlela esikhuluma ngayo ngokuphepha kwamandla," kusho uchwepheshe wamandla. "Esikhundleni sokuncika kuphela kumagridi wamandla aphakathi, asatshalaliswa amasistimu afana nama-microgrids kanye nama-generator aphathekayo aya ngokuya ebaluleke kakhulu ekuqinisekiseni ukuhlinzekwa kwamandla okuthembekile ngesikhathi sezimo eziphuthumayo."

Njengoba iPuerto Rico iyaqhubeka nokulwa nemiphumela yesiphepho, isidingo sabakhiqizi neminye imithombo yamandla ehlukile kungenzeka ukuthi ihlale iphakeme emavikini nasezinyangeni ezizayo. Ngosizo lobuchwepheshe obusha kanye nokuqwashisa okukhulayo ngokubaluleka kokuqina kwamandla, isizwe sesiqhingi singase silungele kangcono izivunguvungu zesikhathi esizayo.