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BPL generator goes offline in N. Eleuthera
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.
BPL struggles to find parts for old generators
BPL struggles to find parts for old generators
Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) Chairman Dr. Donovan Moxey said the discontinuation of old generator parts has made it challenging to maintain and repair the power company’s aging equipment.
BEC: People with private generators should use them
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...
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.
BEC contract awarded to Aggreko, temp generators for 8M
A suite of temporary generators imported to help ease the Bahamas Electricity Corporation's (BEC) burden ahead of the peak summer months will cost nearly $8 million according to BEC Chairman Leslie Miller.
Government Aims to Spend 30m on Overhaul for BEC Generators
THE government is moving to bring the current power supply problems afflicting the capital to an end, while also taking steps to break the perpetual cycle of summer blackouts.
Phenton Neymour, Minister of State for the Environment, told The Tribune power cuts during the high-demand season should be a thing of the past a year from now, as by then the government will have completed an estimated $...
Business benefiting from blackouts
Business benefiting from blackouts
While many businesses are lamenting Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) frequent power outages, at least one company said the load shedding exercises have led to increased business.
Businesess Check List for Hurricanes
Businesess Check List for Hurricanes
Here are just a few simple things that business owners and staff should do before leaving for a hurricane:
- turn off and unplug all UPSs, computers, monitors, printers, etc and place on desks, cover with plastic if available
- try not to leave on the floor. Servers left on are not to be covered with plastic.
Energy reinforcements coming from Freeport as load shedding continues
AS he apologised on behalf of the government for Bahamas Power and Light's failure to offer uninterrupted service, Acting Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest revealed that generators from Grand Bahama are on the way to Nassau to assist with the continuing generation shortfall.
One last summer of BPL's torment: Then cheaper bills and power that stays on
WHEN Finnish group Wärtsilä completes installation of a new electricity plant at Clifton Pier, Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd would have ended the expensive practice of rental generators and “drastically...