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Blackout apology - but no easy fix
August 08, 2019
Blackout apology - but no easy fix
THREE Bahamas Power and Light generators providing nearly 70 megawatts of power to thousands of households in New Providence are offline, with one asset needing at least a month for repairs, The Tribune understands.
BPL warns of weekend power outages
August 08, 2016
BPL warns of weekend power outages
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) said Friday that Bahamians could expect power outages this weekend because of engine problems at the Clifton Pier plant.
October 07, 2015
Generator donors decide power in Southern Bahamas more important than customs break
As public and private sector relief efforts swell in the wake of Hurricane Joaquin, one local generator provider yesterday stated that it was "more important" to get power and other services restored to damaged Family Islands than to wait on the government for duty exemptions on vital equipment.
Miller predicts three-year contract for PowerSecure
August 24, 2015
Miller predicts three-year contract for PowerSecure
Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Executive Chairman Leslie Miller yesterday said that he does not expect U.S. energy firm PowerSecure International to maintain its management role at BEC for more than three years in the hopes that the government ultimately opts to enter a public-private partnership (PPP) with a Bahamian firm.
March 30, 2015
Energy partners in town to complete renewables assessment
The Bahamas was among the first parties to the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Lighthouse initiative, and - according to officials from the Carbon War Room (CWR) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) - the new renewable energy legislation passed by the government has brought The Bahamas that much closer to "greening" its energy mix.
Crackdown on illegal shanty electric supply
March 15, 2024
Crackdown on illegal shanty electric supply
THE government is going after generator owners who illegally provide electricity to residents in shanty town communities for a charge, according to Works Minister Clay Sweeting.
March 12, 2024
WSC rebuilds Abaco network infrastructure with resiliency and redundancy, creating most advanced system in the Family Islands
The Water and Sewerage Corporation continues to rehabilitate, rebuild and/or upgrade the corporation’s network infrastructure on the island of Abaco, with resiliency and redundancy in the face of any potential future natural disaster at the core of its efforts.
December 04, 2023
Guana Cay residents in urgent appeal to PM over power woes
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) said yesterday that it is looking at interim measures to improve the supply of electricity to Guana Cay as frustrated residents and second homeowners have issued an urgent appeal to Prime Minister Philip Davis to address the situation which they say is threatening the community's economic and [...]
July 07, 2023
Summary Report North Andros BPL Power Station Fire Loss Impacts To WSC Operations
Introduction
At or around 3 am on the morning of June 5, 2023, the Bahamas Power and Light power plant located in San Andros, North Andros caught afire and was completely destroyed. Electrical power in North Andros has been terminally affected.
FOCOL exploring further expansion into renewables
July 03, 2023
FOCOL exploring further expansion into renewables
FOCOL Holdings Ltd. said it is exploring the expansion of its fuel-based business to integrate more renewable forms of energy. Guardian Business reported in April that the government was positioning to enter into an agreement with Bahamas Utilities Holdings Limited (BUH) - a subsidiary of FOCOL which is partnering with Shell Bahamas Power Company - ...
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