"The light that comes from wisdom never goes out"
When Alonso Alvarez was bidding for the contract to build the Anegada solar farm in 2020, he felt that something wasn’t right. The process dragged on longer than usual, and …
Continue reading “As Fahie advisor, Skelton-Cline pushed for Power52 before tender”
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 …
Continue reading “16 months later, BVIEC signs Anegada solar contract”
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 …
Continue reading “With no solar grid in sight, Anegada students struggle to repay debts”
Jason Stevens enrolled in the Power52 Caribbean Energy Institute during a low point in his life, when he lacked hope and direction. But on May 3, Mr. Stevens, one of …
Though Rob Wallace Jr.’s forthcoming projects in the Virgin Islands present a new opportunity for the Power52 brand, he brings with him more than a decade of legal and …
Continue reading “Maryland solar contractor brings with him ten years of legal troubles”
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 …
Continue reading “With no sealed bids, tender process for Anegada solar was highly unusual”
When the three Power52 founders talk publicly about their endeavours, they often refer to their organisation simply as “Power52.” But at least two separate entities have collaborated under the brand …
Continue reading “The faces of Power52: Multiple entities, one brand”
After a United States company won a contract last June to build a major solar grid on Anegada, Virgin Islands leaders defended the choice even though it sidelined two local …
Continue reading “BVIEC bypassed VI solar firms for US bidder accused of fraud, debt”
