Sustainability: Guam
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Guam Port Acquires Four New Prime Power Generators
Purchase of Tier 4-compliant equipment will provide uninterrupted power to all Port facilities
The Port Authority of Guam (PAG) recently took delivery of four new FEMA Port Security Grant Program-funded generators to provide backup electricity in the event of the loss of island power. Also acquired were automatic transfer switches and external fuel tanks to upgrade the port’s four original load centers.
With the recent completion of the Guam Commercial Port Improvement Project that included the construction of a fifth Load Center housing three similar generators, the port can provide uninterrupted power should a failure occur in the island’s main power grid.
Guam is home to major military installations, including Anderson Air Force Base and a large U.S. Navy base, as well as a civilian population of approximately 172,000. It will soon house thousands of Marines who are being relocated here from Okinawa.
More than 90 percent of the goods that are distributed to residents, businesses, the military, and surrounding Pacific regions pass through the Jose D. Leon Guerrero Commercial Port, which is a Department of Defense-designated strategic port. The port authority cannot afford the disruption of its security services and daily operations.
Based on past history and most especially during typhoons, power outages are a familiar occurrence and can happen unexpectedly for a variety of reasons. Major and lengthy power outages at the port have impacted the entire island.
"With the acquisition of the seven new Tier 4-compliant prime power generators, this enhanced capability is important not just for the port but also for the entire island," said Port Authority General Manager Joanne Brown. "The purchase and installation of these generators to this critical facility can mean the difference between losing and maintaining effective command and control of port operations, maritime, and security activities during incidents where island power is interrupted."
Purchase of Tier 4-compliant equipment will provide uninterrupted power to all Port facilities
The Port Authority of Guam (PAG) recently took delivery of four new FEMA Port Security Grant Program-funded generators to provide backup electricity in the event of the loss of island power. Also acquired were automatic transfer switches and external fuel tanks to upgrade the port’s four original load centers.
With the recent completion of the Guam Commercial Port Improvement Project that included the construction of a fifth Load Center housing three similar generators, the port can provide uninterrupted power should a failure occur in the island’s main power grid.
Guam is home to major military installations, including Anderson Air Force Base and a large U.S. Navy base, as well as a civilian population of approximately 172,000. It will soon house thousands of Marines who are being relocated here from Okinawa.
More than 90 percent of the goods that are distributed to residents, businesses, the military, and surrounding Pacific regions pass through the Jose D. Leon Guerrero Commercial Port, which is a Department of Defense-designated strategic port. The port authority cannot afford the disruption of its security services and daily operations.
Based on past history and most especially during typhoons, power outages are a familiar occurrence and can happen unexpectedly for a variety of reasons. Major and lengthy power outages at the port have impacted the entire island.
"With the acquisition of the seven new Tier 4-compliant prime power generators, this enhanced capability is important not just for the port but also for the entire island," said Port Authority General Manager Joanne Brown. "The purchase and installation of these generators to this critical facility can mean the difference between losing and maintaining effective command and control of port operations, maritime, and security activities during incidents where island power is interrupted."
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