So Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro will be shutting off the power in Nain tomorrow from 3:00 – 5:00 PM.

This is to transfer the main power supply from the primary source to the two mobile generators.

We spoke with Dawn Dalley, Manager of Corporate Communication with Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro in St. John's.

She says after the transfer to the mobiles, they will be repairing the engine that had caught a fire and the repairs will most likely last the whole winter season.

Dalley also mentioned that another mobile generator is being sent up from Port Hope Simpson, and that it should be here and hooked up with the others within the next couple of weeks.

In case of future emergency power failure, she says the two generators in the plant that still work, will be used only if the mobiles fail.

Dalley says the cause of the fire was the fuel line to the primer pump failed.

She says its believed that it was due to the fuel line chaffing, and with the high pressure within the line caused it to break open and it sprayed onto the engine and caught a fire.

So the power will go out in Nain tomorrow from 3-5 pm.