The day after Tropical Storm Ernesto passed over the territory, BVI Electricity Corporation General Manager Dr. Neil Smith told ZBVI Radio that he expected power to be restored by last …
August 22, 2024
June 13, 2024
First week of hurricane season brings floods
The first week of the Atlantic Hurricane Season brought heavy rains that caused landslides, power outages and flooding across much of the territory. On June 5-6, some 9.5 inches fell …
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April 25, 2024
Homeowners promised solar option
The BVI Electricity Corporation is implementing an initiative to bring solar energy to more Virgin Islands households, Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer announced during a press conference last Thursday. …
February 23, 2024
Jost Van Dyke back on the power grid
Jost Van Dyke has been reconnected to the BVI Electricity Corporation electrical grid after the repair of an undersea cable that had been damaged at least since September, officials said …
December 11, 2023
Government to help with holiday power bills
To provide financial relief during the holiday season, government announced Friday that it will subsidise residential electricity bills this month. “As part of its ongoing commitment to alleviate the financial …
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November 3, 2023
Jost Van Dyke loses power for nearly 22 hours
Following a malfunction of the generator system currently powering Jost Van Dyke, the island experienced a full power outage from 5:59 p.m. Sunday until 3:30 p.m. on Monday, according to …
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August 2, 2023
Ministry promises improved services
A resident shared her dismay on Facebook last month after the power went out just after she refrigerated a freshly iced cake. Weeks later, she said, it happened again. “Ayo …
July 14, 2023
House of Assembly approves new BVIEC chairman
On Friday, the House of Assembly approved the appointment of Sheldon Scatliffe as the BVI Electricity Corporation’s new chairman for a period of three years starting on July 4. He …
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January 20, 2023
Ground broken for Anegada solar grid
The BVI Electricity Corporation broke ground on a major Anegada solar plant last month after more than two years of delays, but no planning application has been submitted for the …
November 10, 2022
BVI Electricity Corporation signs new short-term contract
The BVI Electricity Corporation has signed a new short-term contract with Sol Petroleum to supply fuel for the company through August, leaders said during a press conference on Nov. 8. …
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November 7, 2022
$600k microgrid to be tendered soon
Tender documents are being developed for release to seven companies that pre-qualified to bid on the Paraquita Bay solar microgrid project announced last year, Deputy Premier Kye Rymer said last …
June 17, 2022
SOL to replace Delta as BVIEC supplier
SOL will step in to provide No. 2 Diesel fuel and other services to the BVI Electricity Corporation through 2024, after the utility’s original contract with Delta Petroleum was terminated …
May 20, 2022
Delta fires back at BVIEC over fuel
Delta Petroleum CEO Carlos Robles fired back at the BVI Electricity Corporation on Friday, saying the company is “surprised and disappointed” by the BVIEC press release last week claiming that …
May 19, 2022
BVIEC: Delta can’t honour fuel contract
Delta Petroleum has notified the BVI Electricity Corporation that it cannot continue to source and supply the fuel required under the contract it signed with the utility in October, BVIEC …
May 6, 2022
Bids in for power station, car fuel
During a tender-opening ceremony last Thursday, BVI Electricity Corporation General Manager Leroy Abraham read a list of 10 bids submitted by two firms to supply fuel, lubricants and waste removal …
November 11, 2021
16 months later, BVIEC signs Anegada solar contract
In July 2020, BVI Electricity Corporation officials announced plans to award a contract to build the territory’s first utility-scale solar grid to Power52 Clean Energy Access, an American company whose …
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October 14, 2021
With no solar grid in sight, Anegada students struggle to repay debts
After a reception celebrating the start of classes at the Power52 Caribbean Energy Institute on Jan. 18, Darrell Ruan Jr. and Kelwyn Lindsay Faulkner were excited to begin their journey …
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May 30, 2021
Premier reverses tax hike for BVIEC fuel
Last week Premier Andrew Fahie took responsibility for the implementation and quick reversal of a wharfage fee hike on petroleum products that would have raised electricity bills in the territory. …
April 14, 2021
Government seeks renewable energy plan similar to one drafted before 2019 election
The government is seeking a consultant to draft a plan to help the Virgin Islands transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. But such a plan was approved by …
March 15, 2021
With no sealed bids, tender process for Anegada solar was highly unusual
The ritual was familiar to any Virgin Islands journalist. Before awarding a major contract in past years, the BVI Electricity Corporation typically would call a press conference where BVIEC officials …
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January 15, 2021
Youth Empowerment Project gets first grid-tied solar panels on Tortola
After years of delays, the Youth Empowerment Project on Jan. 7 became the first entity on Tortola to be approved by the BVI Electricity Corporation to sell electricity it generates …
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July 31, 2020
Former BVIEC official calls foul over solar contract
In October, Henry Creque’s company Creque’s Engineering Services partnered with three other firms to submit a bid to build a hybrid solar microgrid on Anegada — the first project of …
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November 25, 2019
HOA appoints Flax as BVIEC chairwoman
The House of Assembly voted last Thursday to approve Rosemarie Flax’s appointment as chairwoman of the BVI Electricity Corporation. In announcing the appointment, Premier Andrew Fahie appeared to address allegations …
November 15, 2019
BVIEC workers help out in Bahamas
Electricity was recently restored to residents in the Coopers Town area of northern Abaco Island in the Bahamas for the first time since the Category 5 Hurricane Dorian devastated the …
November 6, 2019
