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February 15, 2022
Power company says it's probing its purchase of generator from Forbes-Smith

A spokesperson for the Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) said yesterday it is investigating the matter surrounding its purchase of a generator from former Senate president and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) coordinator Kay Forbes-Smith. Forbes-Smith is also former managing director of the Disaster Reconstruction Authority (DRA), but information in the public domain purports to show .....

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August 15, 2023
'Old infrastructure impacting efficiency of young Wartsila generators at BPL'

BAHAMAS Power and Light officials led reporters on a tour of the Clifton Pier power plant yesterday, showing how the young Wartsila engines are surrounded by old infrastructure, impacting the efficiency of the machines.

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July 17, 2023
BPL generator goes offline in N. Eleuthera

Thousands of residents in North Eleuthera were plunged into darkness after a generator in Hatchet Bay suffered a major part failure on Friday, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) said.

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July 07, 2023
$88K Generator Needed to Solve Water Issue

ANDROS, BAHAMAS - In North Andros, residents are not only dealing with power issues but water as well. 

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March 14, 2023
US donates generators and reverse osmosis systems to NEMA for shelters

THE United States government donated 28 generators that will be deployed to shelters in seven Family Islands and six reverse osmosis systems.

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February 11, 2011
Generator fire halts bank operations

OPERATIONS at Bank of the Bahamas (above) on Tonique Williams Darling Highway came to a halt yesterday after a faulty generator (right) caught fire.

The fire broke out just before noon yesterday, but did not spread inside the bank. Supt Jeffrey Deleveaux, head of Fire Services , said investigators suspect the blaze was caused by an electrical shortage.

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October 03, 2010
Man dies from generator fumes

A man died, and a boy had to be hospitalized, after generator fumes engulfed a bedroom they slept in between Thursday night and Friday morning, police reported.
The incident happened at a house in Nassau Village.

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June 27, 2011
BEC: People with private generators should use them

UNABLE to generate enough electricity to meet customer demand, BEC is requesting that those with private generators use them during peak hours to lessen the strain on the grid.

In an effort to minimise electricity cuts as a result of the generation shortfall in New Providence, the Bahamas Electricity Corporation announced the implementation of its "Generation Assistance Plan" - which involves a...

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June 24, 2019
BPL: Loss of generators worsened load shedding

Severe power outages across New Providence over the past few days were due to the temporary loss of two generators, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) said yesterday. The power company said the loss of the assets "exacerbated" the load shedding that was already underway, "extending [...]

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September 11, 2020
Pastors donate generators

A GROUP of pastors from the African Methodist Episcopal Church has donated more than 20 new generators to assist with Abaco relief efforts post Hurricane Dorian, which ravaged that island one year ago.Representing the group of pastors was Reverend Ra

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