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. …
April 25, 2024
March 25, 2024
Arbitrators discuss Caribbean industries
Construction, oil and gas, renewable energy and fintech were among the Caribbean industries that topped the discussion agenda last week during the fifth annual BVI Arbitration Week. The five-day event …
July 31, 2023
With Power52 boss in bankruptcy, Anegada solar farm’s future unclear
More than two years after his company won a $4.6 million contract to build a major solar plant on Anegada, American developer Rob Wallace Jr. broke ground last December alongside …
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September 2, 2021
HOA looks to go green with tax cuts
In the interest of supporting green industries, members of the House of Assembly passed a resolution on Aug. 26 to add certain energy-based goods to the list of zero-tax items …
June 18, 2021
Renewable imports to be tax-free for two years
Starting July 1, government will eliminate all import duties on any renewable energy product for a period of two years, according to a recently published summary of the May 28 …
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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 …
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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August 18, 2020
H. Lavity Stoutt Community College gets $362k for solar tech training
On July 29, Unite BVI provided a $362,000 grant to H. Lavity Stoutt Community College to provide scholarships for students to participate in a planned solar technician training programme, according …
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August 5, 2020
As ten-year deadline approaches, Virgin Islands lags on renewable energy goals
Ever since the Virgin Islands government began supplying public electricity in the 1950s, the territory has been powered almost exclusively by diesel fuel even as other countries around the globe …
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July 23, 2020
United States firm gets contract for Anegada solar array
Power52, a solar installation company based in Baltimore, has been awarded a contract to construct a four-and-a-half-acre hybrid solar and battery system on Anegada as part of the government’s larger …
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April 4, 2020
Bids come in for solar grid on Anegada
The BVI Electricity Corporation is working with an international consulting company to evaluate five bids to construct a utility-scale solar array on Anegada, the utility announced this week. The BVIEC …
January 30, 2020
HLSCC to offer solar technician training
As the Virgin Islands works to meet ambitious clean energy goals, government last week announced a partnership with a non-profit organisation co-founded by NFL Hall of Famer Ray Lewis, which …
June 5, 2019
Premier to introduce energy strategy at HOA
Premier Andrew Fahie plans to table the BVI Resilient National Energy Transition Strategy at the House of Assembly sitting on Monday. The step is among several agenda items listed on …
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April 18, 2019
Skelton-Cline to get $98k for 6-month consultancy
The government will pay Claude Skelton-Cline’s firm Grace Consultants $98,000 over a six-month period for wide-ranging services related to a renewable energy unit, negotiations with telecommunications providers, small business assistance, …
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