Residents & businesses strongly dispute BVIEC claims of 95% plus restoration
It had also said that March is earmarked for full restoration of electricity to the Territory.
However, some critics have disagreed and told our newsroom that is “far from the truth,” as it appears that the BVIEC’s leadership has taken a page from the book of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), the Government of Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL), who is well established for misleading the public, telling outright lies in the House of Assembly and in public statements and publishing false propaganda.
Residents and businesses from Tortola, Virgin Gorda and Jost van Dyke called to say that they are still out of power even after having their homes and businesses inspected, but they have been told “we will get to you soon” or “You have to call Leroy or Henry” and “we are out of materials.”
The reality on the ground!
Many communities on Tortola, including small pockets of areas in Carrot Bay, West End, Romney Park, Sea Cows Bay, Tredfall, Doty Estate, Cane Garden Bay, Brewers Bay, George’s North Side and Hodge’s Creek are still without electricity, since September 6, 2017.
While all will agree that the Corporation has done a marvelous job following two hurricanes that saw their entire electrical grid and other infrastructure destroyed, residents feel the agency should tell the “truth” and not mislead on the number of reconnections, as the people understand the challenges following the two killer storms.
A resident, who has a small business operating from her home in George’s North Side, told our newsroom, “I am without power from September 6, last year and I am tired calling…”
More like 80% to 85% not 95% or 98%!
Many residents who spoke to our newsroom believe the restoration efforts is more “like 80 to 85 percent throughout the islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda and Jost van Dyke but certainly not 95% or 98% percent… oh no that’s a lie and they know it.”
There are also pockets of areas on Virgin Gorda, especially, North Sound and on Jost van Dyke still without power and a resident said “I am not talking here about houses that still have no roof, I am speaking about houses that have been inspected, but they still have not come.”
The BVI Electricity Corporation has come in for high praises, well deserving we might add, for their hard work and commitment to restoring power to the ravaged Territory following two Category 5 hurricanes, Irma and Maria.
Revenue will be down
In addition, the corporation has lost up to 20% of their customers as businesses and homes are totally destroyed and power could not be reconnected.
Following last year’s catastrophic hurricanes, there were also linesmen from, Jamaican, St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia, Canada, Belize, Aruba and Grenada, who came to the Virgin Islands to support the Corporation’s efforts.
It was a mistake- Leroy A. E. Abraham
Meanwhile, BVIEC General Manager Mr Leroy A. E. Abraham told our newsroom the information previously circulated about restoration of electricity on Tortola being about 98% was inaccurate.
Restoration on Tortola, he said, should be approximately 98% around March 31, 2018.
“That’s an error, Tortola should depict 90 percent,” Mr Abraham said, adding that he has asked for the information to be corrected and re-circulated.
His Deputy, Mr Henry O. Creque, was also reached and he too said the information previous circulated in the public domain was innacurate. "Virgin Gorda and Jost van Dyke are accurate,” Mr Creque stated.
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30 Responses to “Residents & businesses strongly dispute BVIEC claims of 95% plus restoration”
Absolute +×#$&÷% joke to say the power is 95 per cent up . STOP ALL THE LIES .... EVERYBODY . WE ARE STILL MASH UP
....FACE FACTS
What a set of u grateful @##&r. Some of these BVIEC workers havent even been able to see their families or fix their damaged homes and we are here arguing about percentages??? Majority of the Territory is back up in a very short time and we should be grateful.
In some other countries top management would have been ask to resign
I have to pass through chalwell and Windy Hill every day and they playing games with the people, especially up Sage Mountain. It is not no mistakeabout 98% restored. That information was broad cast time and time again on ZBVI. If it was they would have corrected it. Why wait until the people challenge them.