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December 13, 2022
Mitchell defends Sears over BPL fuel hedging

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday defended Works and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears over the controversy surrounding the latter's conflicting statements over the Bahamas Power and Light fuel hedging issue.

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December 12, 2022
BPL looking to increase its hedged fuels to 71%

Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) is hoping to carry out another hedge that will take the quantity of the company's hedged fuel to around 71 percent, the company's Chief Executive Officer Shevonn Cambridge said on Friday. Cambridge, who made the remarks while addressing the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association's annual general meeting, explained that 54 percent ...
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December 09, 2022
CEO: NP solar plant will cut BPL's fuel bill by $30 million

Once complete, a new 60-megawatt solar plant planned for New Providence will cut Bahamas Power and Light's (BPL) fuel bill by as much as $30 million, BPL Chief Executive Officer Shevonn Cambridge said yesterday. Cambridge said a location for the plant has not been nailed down as yet, but BPL is currently surveying possible locations. "When ...
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November 22, 2022
PM denies statement Sears made in House on BPL fuel hedge issue

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Philip Davis yesterday maintained that he had no knowledge that the Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) fuel hedge committee had made requests last fall for fuel hedge trades to be executed to lock in oil prices, although Minister of Works Alfred Sears told Parliament last Wednesday that it was ...
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November 16, 2022
BPL bills reflecting new fuel charge increases issued

The first Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) bills reflecting new fuel charge increases have been issued, but BPL Chief Executive Officer Shevonn Cambridge said it is still too early to determine if the glide path recovery strategy implemented by the power company has been effective. Last month, BPL announced a fuel charge increase to 12.5 ...
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October 25, 2022
HOTELS: HELP US TO DEAL WITH BPL HIKE - Meeting to discuss ways to mitigate rise in fuel costs

HOTELIERS plan to meet with executives of Bahamas Power and Light next week to discuss ways to mitigate the effects of the increased fuel surcharge for hotels and large property owners.

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October 19, 2022
Residents react to rise in Grand Bahama Power fuel rate

THE announcement of a rate hike by the Grand Bahama Power Company was received with mixed reactions by some residents on the island.

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October 19, 2022
How will the BPL fuel charge hike impact you?

The effect on consumers who use LESS than 800 kWh per month 1. Between October 1, 2022 and November 30, 2023, the fuel pass through rate will increase from 10.5 cents per kWh to 18.5 cents per kWh. This represents an overall increase in the fuel charge of 76 percent over a 13-month period. 2. ...
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October 18, 2022
Moxey 'not happy' at Grand Bahama Power fuel hike

GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey said she does not support the fuel cost hike to Grand Bahama Power Company's customers, effective November 1.

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October 18, 2022
Moxey: I do not support GBPC raising fuel cost

Minister for Grand Bahama Ginger Moxey said yesterday she does not support the decision by Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) to increase its fuel cost to consumers from 10 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) to 11.5 cents per kWh effective November 1. "No. I do not support it," Moxey told reporters who asked about the ...
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