Bannister: BPL performing better now than under PLP

Wed, Jun 26th 2019, 08:09 AM

Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister said despite days of load shedding, Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) performance so far this summer has been better than it was during any of the summers under the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) administration.

Over the past week, many BPL consumers on New Providence have expressed outrage as they experienced frequent power outages, some lasting hours.

“Notwithstanding the fact that we had to load shed…if you check the record, this summer has still been better than any of the five summers under the former administration, any of them,” Bannister said.

BPL has historically struggled to keep up with an increased demand for electricity on New Providence during the summer.

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