Three new generators arrive for BVIEC’s Phase V Project
Word of the three new generators arriving in the territory was confirmed by Deputy General Manager of the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), Mr Henry O. Creque, who said the engines will add 26.7MW to the generating capacity of the Pockwood Pond Power Plant.
“They should be put into operation roughly at the end of December, the latest stage the contract has given us,” Mr Creque told Virgin Islands News Online.
Speaking in the House of Assembly on June 23, 2016, Minister for Communications and Works Hon Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) had said the BVIEC Phase V Development Programme was on track to be completed by the end of 2016.
In the meantime, it seems residents would have to endure more periodic power outages.
Asked about the frequent blackouts, Mr Creque said the problems are “similar to the issues before where we have issues with other engines and we have to load-shed. That has been the situation on and off.”
11 Responses to “Three new generators arrive for BVIEC’s Phase V Project”
There are no excuses now. From the various news stories on the power outages that I have read, the BVIEC has clearly stated that they do not have enough generating capacity. Thus the reason for Phase V and the three new generators.
BTW power goes off for a number of reasons, not just the lack of generating capacity.