‘We have an issue with each of the new Wartsila generators’ - Henry O. Creque
The completed $50M Phase V Power Development Project is raising eyebrows as it is now public that the engines were handed over and accepted by BVIEC with some defects.
Deputy General Manager of BVIEC Mr Henry O. Creque was this weekend on air stating that they are currently dealing with Wartsila as it relates to a defect that has been causing the engines to malfunction, something they were aware of even before the official handing over.
“We have an issue with each of the new generators that actually had occurred before they were handed over to BVIEC and that issue is being looked at very closely between Wartsila and BVIEC,” said Mr Creque on the JTV Weekend News on July 14, 2017.
Mr Creque said that what BVIEC found, “Is it does not happen very often but once every two to three weeks. We have a specific component in the new generators and of these tend to fail every so often.”
Wartsila addressing issues ‘urgently’
According to Mr Creque, the manufacturer has accepted that there is an issue with the generators and is in the process of dealing with it with urgency. “They are working very closely with BVIEC to find a solution so that it doesn’t happen anymore.”
“They have supplied part but our concern is what happens differently with the new part so that this doesn’t happen going forward,” he said.
The defects of the generator are partially blamed for power outages experienced throughout the territory over the past weeks.
Of the $50M that was spent to purchase the engines and offset other expenses for the Phase V project, $35M was funded by a BVI Social Security loan. It was anticipated that with the new generators in place a more reliable electricity supply was expected along with expectations that affords BVIEC the opportunity to perform both planned and unplanned maintenance on its power generating assets.
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31 Responses to “‘We have an issue with each of the new Wartsila generators’ - Henry O. Creque”
We buy from Wartsila - the generators are no good
Whomever we buy from its the same cry. These generators are sold around the world but only in the BVI is there such problems? Maybe its time to privatise BVIEC to an experienced foreign company that is allowed to hire mechanics that are not only capable but also willing to do their jobs properly and maintain the engines.
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There appears to be weak negotiators and product assessors at the top within that segment of government.
The purchasing of inferior generators is nothing new to the BVI. In fact, it is old news.
YOUR EXCELLENCY HOW MUCH MORE OF THIS BS DO YOU EXPECT US TO ENDURE, YOUR EXCELLENCY, YOUR EXCELLENCY I AM ASKING HOW MUCH MORE. THESE SET OF EDUCATED A$$ES ARE NOT MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS AS IT PERTAINS TO THE SPENDING OF THE PUBLIC PURSE YOUR EXCELLENCY.