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November 10th, 2025
BVIEC tasked with rebuilding line for water plant & hospital in Montego Bay, Jamaica

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica- Six employees from the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) are currently in Jamaica assisting with restoration efforts following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.

October 30th, 2025
VI’s legislature marks 75th anniversary starting November 2

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The highly anticipated 75th anniversary of the restoration of the Virgin Islands’ (VI) legislature is scheduled to begin on Sunday, November 2, 2025.

August 20th, 2025
Power restored Territory-wide within 12hrs- BVIEC

LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) announced that the full restoration of electricity across the entire Virgin Islands (VI) was achieved on the evening of Monday, August 18, 2025.

August 18th, 2025
Complaints over power outages despite recent maintenance; BVIEC explains

LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- An engineer with the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) sought to explain why the Territory experienced extensive power outages on the weekend, even though the electricity company conducted maintenance recently.

August 17th, 2025
Heavy rainfall & thunderstorms affected BVIEC's infrastructure causing outages

LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) is working to restore power safely to communities across the Territory that are without power following outages caused by the passage of Hurricane Erin.

October 18th, 2024
Rebuilt East End/Long Look Community Centre handed over

OLD PLANTATION, Tortola, VI- The East End/Long Look Community Centre has officially been handed over seven years after being destroyed following Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.

September 28th, 2024
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.

September 19th, 2024
Electricity restored in Anegada

THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI- Electricity has been restored in Anegada following a power outage on Tuesday evening, September 16, 2024.

August 18th, 2024
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.

November 30th, 2022
Hurricane damaged Roger Downing Mangrove Boardwalk to be restored

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Rotary Club of Tortola (RCT) has announced its partnership with Unite BVI to restore the already complete portion of the Roger Downing Boardwalk (RDB) that was badly damaged during the 2017 hurricanes Irma and Maria.

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