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BEC final shortlist due next month
September 25, 2014
BEC final shortlist due next month
WORKS Minister Philip "Brave" Davis said the government is on schedule with its revised time-table for the restructuring of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation as it eyes an October date for a finalised shortlist of bidders...
BEC generator faults triggered outages
May 17, 2011
BEC generator faults triggered outages
Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) General Manager Kevin Basden said yesterday that power outages that occurred across New Providence over the last few days were the result of generator faults.
Basden explained that outages on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday were caused by “generators tripping offline” and were exacerbated by the fact that one of BEC’s largest generators had been...
Expecting the worst from BEC
May 17, 2011
Expecting the worst from BEC
As Bahamians, we have come to sadly accept several unacceptable things when it comes to service delivery from the state. We accept that Bahamasair will always lose money and that taxpayers should fund it; we also accept that the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) cannot keep the lights on.
Over the past few days there have been numerous outages on the island of New Providence. In eastern New ...
May 19, 2011
Minister asked to explain ongoing outages - despite BEC assurances
The Progressive Liberal Party is calling on Phenton Neymour, Minister of State for the Environment, to explain why New Providence is still plagued by frequent power outages despite assurances that BEC's problems were being addressed.
In a statement released yesterday, the PLP said a few months ago Mr Neymour, whose portfolio includes BEC, told the public "that all necessary badly needed major o...
Tribune reader pays BEC bill of struggling family
May 23, 2011
Tribune reader pays BEC bill of struggling family
By MEGAN REYNOLDS
Tribune Staff Reporter
mreynolds@tribunemedia.net
A GENEROUS Tribune reader has reached out to help the family struggling to raise a mentally-handicapped woman’s child conceived when she was allegedly raped by a police officer.
The junior high school teacher was so moved by the article about the family’s hardship and fight for justice, she agreed with her friend, a l...
Abaconians reassured on BEC power plant
September 15, 2009
Abaconians reassured on BEC power plant
The Bahamas Electricity Corporation power plant under construction in Wilson City, Abaco, is being built using best international practices, and is being monitored by government agencies, Minister of State for Utilities the Hon. Phenton Neymour assured Abaco residents on Thursday, September 10.
BEC to spend 3m on generator rentals
July 28, 2011
BEC to spend 3m on generator rentals
The cash-strapped Bahamas Electricity Corporation will spend $3 million to rent 20 megawatts of generators from a European firm for 13 weeks in a bid to prevent future power outages, BEC General Manager Kevin Basden said yesterday.
Hopefully BEC will get it right
July 28, 2011
Hopefully BEC will get it right
The general manager of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation, Kevin Basden, said yesterday that the corporation would spend $3 million to rent 20 megawatts of generators from a European firm for 13 weeks in a bid to prevent future power outages.
July 27, 2011
BEC: recent power failures result of financial challenges
FINANCIAL challenges have been the root of recent power generation issues, BEC executives claimed yesterday. In a press conference yesterday, BEC general manager Kevin Basden said generator failures are a result of the corporation's financial position.
The Bs - BEC and BTC
November 18, 2010
The Bs - BEC and BTC
Dear Editor,
I read in the papers this morning (Monday) that the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) is to slash their losses from $30 million to between $5 and 10 million this year and Cable and Wireless wants to downsize the personnel at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) by a third before buying the company. Is this all a bad dream or a joke?
BEC has among the highest electricity r...
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