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Sargassum seaweed causes system shutdown @ BVIEC power plant
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- With the Virgin Islands experiencing hot days and nights, it did not make it any comfortable for residents when power went out for some time in certain areas across the territory on Sunday, June 4, 2023.
BVIEC partners with CADWELL for successful recycling project
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI - BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), in partnership with CADWELL, the #1 recycling company in the Caribbean, has announced the success of a recycling project.
Dr Neil M. Smith on the job as BVIEC GM; Abraham sues Corporation
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- Just as was first and accurately reported by our newsroom on March 8, 2023, Mr Neil M. Smith Phd is now the new General Manager of the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC).
Total system shutdown on Saturday being investigated- BVIEC
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has said it is investigating the cause of the island-wide power outage that occurred on Saturday morning, May 6, 2023.
Solar microgrid to be developed on VG - Leroy A. E. Abraham
THE SETTLEMENT, Tortola, VI- As the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) continues with its mandate to spearhead the Territory’s transition to Green Energy sources, it has been announced that a solar microgrid will be developed in Virgin Gorda in the very near future and that ground is expected to be broken for the development of a microgrid at Paraquita Bay late 2023.
Gov’t subsidy does not cover December electricity consumption- BVIEC GM clarifies
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- The Christmas season is often a time when people decorate their homes and yards with lots of beautiful and sometimes extravagant lights, helping to usher in the spirit of the season.
BVIEC receives €254K EU grant for business continuity support
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), under the COVID-19 Resilience Response Facility of the Resilience, Sustainable Energy and Marine Biodiversity (RESEMBID) Programme, has been awarded a grant funding representing €245,481 (EUR) from the European Union (EU) to pursue the project 'BVIEC COVID-19 Business Continuity Support'.
After almost 22 years as BVIEC GM, Leroy A. E. Abraham will retire
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- After almost 22 years at the helm of the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), General Manager Mr Leroy A.E. Abraham will be calling it a day.
‘Do not get close to or touch any downed power lines’- BVIEC
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has warned persons not to get close to or touch any power lines downed during the passage of Tropical Storm Fiona.
Gov’t subsidising residential electricity cost for Oct-Dec 2022– Hon Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Acting Premier and Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) has announced a new Government subsidy on residential electricity in the Virgin Islands.