Have you prepared for this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season? If not, you’re already behind. The official season started on June 1, meaning that a major storm could form at any …
June 5, 2025
April 14, 2025
BVIEC changes billing format
When BVI Electricity Corporation customers get their next bill, they may notice a few additional lines of information. In an effort to be more transparent and “customer-centric,” the BVIEC has …
February 18, 2025
Health centres to get backup power
Six health centres in the territory will get a backup power supply thanks to a $250,000 grant sourced recently by the Ministry of Health and Social Development, according to government. …
February 13, 2025
Residents sign up for solar
Residents and representatives from the government and the BVI Electricity Corporation signed multiple solar contracts last Thursday during the official launch of the Solar Technology and Energy Programme. Participants in …
August 22, 2024
For many, Ernesto cut power for days
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 …
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. …
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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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 5, 2023
EDITORIAL: Public disservice
We are alarmed by recent signs that the government is increasingly struggling to provide the most basic public services. Perhaps the most glaring example is electricity. In large sections of …
September 15, 2022
Gov’t to subsidise electricity bills through December
Following a dramatic increase in the cost of electricity since the start of the war in Ukraine, the Virgin Islands government will subsidise residential power bills through the end of …
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February 28, 2018
BVIEC: 90%, not 98%, of power back on Tortola
About a week after claiming that 98 percent of power had been restored on Tortola, BVI Electricity Corporation General Manager Leroy Abraham revised that estimate down to 90 percent. Nevertheless, …
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