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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.

November 6th, 2024
UK agency pursuing perpetrators of BVIEC cyber-attack- Dr Neil M. Smith

LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- In the aftermath of the ransomware attack on the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), General Manager Dr Neil M. Smith said the company is back to focusing on providing its service, energy.

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 24th, 2024
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.”

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 22nd, 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.

August 21st, 2024
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.

August 19th, 2024
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.

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.

June 21st, 2024
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.

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