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April 15th, 2025
BVIEC announces 7-man team for 2025 CARILEC Lineworkers Rodeo

LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI— The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has announced the official team representing the Virgin Islands at the upcoming 2025 CARILEC Lineworkers Rodeo, Symposium, and Field Safety Training taking place in the Virgin Islands (VI) on April 27, 2025.

April 4th, 2025
Cost of electricity in VI could increase with Trump's tariffs- BVIEC GM

LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI— Due to the ongoing global tariff war, the price of electricity could increase for Virgin Islanders.

April 3rd, 2025
BVIEC revises customers’ electricity bill format for more transparency

LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- When the next electricity bill cycle comes around, customers of BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) will notice more information provided in their bills.

April 1st, 2025
Truck knocks out power in Fat Hogs Bay & Long Swamp

FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- Residents of Fat Hogs Bay and Long Swamp on the eastern end of Tortola were left without power this morning, April 1, 2025, after a pickup truck struck a utility pole in the Fat Hogs Bay area.

March 8th, 2025
VI to host CARILEC Lineworkers Rodeo, Symposium, & Field Safety Training

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 2025 CARILEC Lineworkers Rodeo, Symposium, and Field Safety Training will be held in the Virgin Islands from April 25 to 27, 2025.

February 9th, 2025
STEP will assist VI meet target of 30% renewable energy by 2030- Premier Wheatley

LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has expressed confidence in the Virgin Islands meeting its target of having 30% of its electricity generated by renewable sources by 2030 with the Solar Technology and Energy Programme (STEP).

February 7th, 2025
21 residents sign contracts for solar system STEP

LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- The first cohort of residents to be approved under the Solar Technology and Energy Programme (STEP) signed their contracts yesterday, Thursday, February 6, 2025.

January 10th, 2025
SFC Report reveals BVIHSA owed BVIEC over $2M

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) had an outstanding balance of over two million dollars owed to the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), the Report on the Deliberations of the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) appointed by the House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands (VI) to examine the Draft Estimates for the Year 2025, has revealed.

December 4th, 2024
Solar Technology Energy Programme to launch in 2025- Premier Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Solar Technology Energy Programme will officially launch in the Virgin Islands in 2025 when the first solar panels are installed, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said.

December 4th, 2024
BVIEC reps to attend JPS Centre of Excellence launch in Jamaica

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Representatives from the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) will this week travel to its sister utility company Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) in Jamaica to participate in the opening of its Centre of Excellence.

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