You haven't got a third world power system (I hate that term "third world" in this context - it implies non-existant), but you do have a third rate one.
It is hooked up to the US system (hence why a few eastern Canadian took a hit when the problem hit in the States).  Dubya said that the States grid system was third world and needed modernising.  Unfortunately a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link.
(edit: punctuation)