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BEC distances itself from cell service collapse
September 03, 2010
BEC distances itself from cell service collapse
By STAFF WRITER
Guardian News Desk
As Bahamas Telecommunications Company(BTC)officials continued their assessments in an attempt to determine in more specific terms what caused the collapse of the cellular service system on Thursday, the Bahamas Electricity Corporation(BEC)yesterday distanced itself from the failure.
BTC officials have reported that a power issue on the key cellular switches at B...
Cellular disruption 'not due to BEC power probelms
September 07, 2010
Cellular disruption 'not due to BEC power probelms
The Bahamas Electricity Corporation said it wished to clarify that the country-wide disruption to cellular services last Thursday was not due to power problems caused by the corporation.
Following last week's partial cellular black-out experienced throughout the islands,
BEC employees arrested
September 08, 2010
BEC employees arrested
By KRYSTEL ROLLE
Guardian Staff Reporter
krystel@nasguard.com
Two employees of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation(BEC)were in police custody yesterday in connection with the daring daytime robbery of copperwire from the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas'(BCB)South Beach site last week.
Superintendent Leon Bethell, who heads the Central Detective Unit, toldThe Nassau Guardianyesterday that ...
Time to end the BEC'nightmare'
September 09, 2010
Time to end the BEC'nightmare'
Editor,
Dear Editor,
Nigeria is one of the richest nations, raw materially wise, in the world. Despite her vast oil and other resources, that nation has been plagued with overt political corruption and constant break downs in her infrastructure.
The national power grid is a stark example. Residents in the major cities are subjected to frequent and long lasting'black outs'with their electrical supp...
September 09, 2010
BEC employees are accused of stealing copper wiring from ZNS
By NATARIO McKENZIE
Tribune Staff Reporter
nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net
TWO Bahamas Electricity Corporation employees accused of stealing copper wiring from a ZNS radio transmitter site last week were arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday.
Robert Johnson, 57, and Joseph Rigby, 43, were arraigned before Deputy Chief Magistrate Carolita Bethell in Court Eight, Bank Lane on charges of stealing a...
BEC would need 20% price hike to fix everything
September 14, 2010
BEC would need 20% price hike to fix everything
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
A 20 per cent increase in its basic tariff rate would have been required for the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) to finance all its immediate maintenance needs at once, its chairman told Tribune Business, with the impact of the current average 5 per cent rise "virtually nil" to date because the power generator is still paying 10 per cent Customs...
Despite 100 MW surplus, BEC 'sits on jagged edge'
September 12, 2010
Despite 100 MW surplus, BEC 'sits on jagged edge'
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) could push back multi-million capital expenditure "by a couple of years" if maintenance plans for its existing units come to fruition, given that "on paper" its current generation capacity exceeds national peak demand by 100 Mega Watts (MW).
Michael Moss, BEC's chairman, told Tribune Business that while the Corpo...
BEC's 'Murphy's Law' summer
September 14, 2010
BEC's 'Murphy's Law' summer
By CHESTER ROBARDS
Business Reporter
crobards@tribunemedia.net
THIS has been the summer of "Murphy's Law" for the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) as the summer heat caused load demands to spike, generators to falter and internal costs to increase, Tribune Business learned yesterday.
Shevonn Cambridge, assistant general manager of energy supply at BEC, while speaking to a group of Wartsil...
BEC considering $20m upgrade to power Baha Mar
September 17, 2010
BEC considering $20m upgrade to power Baha Mar
A$20 million upgrade to the power generating infrastructure of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation(BEC)is the primary option being considered to meet the projected energy demands for Baha Mar, said BEC Chairman Michael Moss.
The alternative to that upgrade would be the construction of a new$45 million 30-megawatt plant, Moss added.
BEC WEIGHS OPTIONS ON BAHA MAR
September 15, 2010
BEC WEIGHS OPTIONS ON BAHA MAR
By JAMMAL SMITH
Guardian Business Reporter
jammal@nasguard.com
A$20 million upgrade to the power generating infrastructure of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation(BEC)is the primary option being considered to meet the projected energy demands for Baha Mar, said BEC Chairman Michael Moss.
The alternative to that upgrade would be the construction of a new$45 million 30-megawatt plant, Moss added.
He ...
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