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Most systems recovered following BVIEC cyber-attack
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has said the company to date has been able to recover most of the systems compromised during the August 15, 2024, ransomware attack.
USVI: 'WAPA will be fixed by the end of my term'- Gov Bryan
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- “I think by the end of my term in office, WAPA will be fixed.” That was the assurance coming from Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr. during Monday’s press briefing on St John. “Fixed means that the power stays on. It’s constant. We have good renewables, you can rely on the bill that you’re reading, and your bill is cheaper than it is today,” he clarified. “By the time I leave office, that’s going to be a fact.”
Electricity restored in Anegada
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI- Electricity has been restored in Anegada following a power outage on Tuesday evening, September 16, 2024.
BVIEC expects 100% power restoration by week’s end- Dr. Smith
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) expects complete power restoration in the Virgin Islands (VI) by week’s end.
Criminal investigation launched into BVIEC cyber-attack- Dr. Neil M. Smith
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- A criminal investigation has been launched following a cyber-attack on the BVI Electricity Corporation which has left the electricity company with no choice but to shut down its systems.
BVIEC falls victim to cyber-attack
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has confirmed that the company has been a victim of a cyber-attack that has affected its internal and external operations.
USVI: WAPA achieves 95% power restoration on STX, 94% in STT/St John
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US] VI Water and Power Authority on Saturday, August 17, 2024, continued efforts to restore power across the territory following the impact of Tropical Storm Ernesto.
No one believes BVIEC is 'subsidising' electricity cost– Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Talk show host and clergyman Claude O. Skelton-Cline said although the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) is subsidising electricity in the VI, as claimed by the Government and the corporation, not many believe that is so due to the large amounts still being made to pay by consumers.
Update: Power fully restored on Anegada after 'technical difficulties'
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI- Around 4:00 pm today, May 16, 2024, electricity was fully restored on the island of Anegada according to both residents and confirmed by the BVI Electricity Corporation after a period of outage.
VI Gov’t announces solar project to reduce electricity cost by 50%
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), through the Ministry of Communications and Works, has announced the Solar Technology Energy Programme (STEP), a project aimed at reducing the cost of electricity in the VI and assisting the people of the VI.
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