As part of efforts to improve road safety, the Public Works Department has installed solar radar school zone signs at the Willard Wheatley Primary School in East End and the …
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 …
EDITORIAL: Where’s Anegada’s solar grid?
At a time when much of the world is steadily switching to alternative energy, the Virgin Islands is falling further and further behind as it continues to generate nearly all …
Jost Van Dyke clinic to get solar power
The Recovery and Development Agency recently awarded a $65,500 contract to Amandla Engineering to supply and install a solar facility at the Jost Van Dyke Clinic by the end of …
EDITORIAL: BVIEC owes explanation on Anegada solar contract
The BVI Electricity Corporation owes the public an explanation. Starting in late 2019, the utility used a highly unusual tender process to choose a contractor to build a multimillion-dollar solar …
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EDITORIAL: Virgin Islands a step closer to green energy, but more needed ASAP
This month the government took an important step toward encouraging green energy, but the territory still has a long way to go in overcoming its embarrassingly outdated overreliance on fossil …
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