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January 12th, 2021
BVIEC receives $600K CDB technical assistance grant

LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI - The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has successfully secured a Technical Assistance (TA) grant funding from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to the tune of US $600,000 from a wider CAD $5M (UD $3.93) pool.

January 2nd, 2021
Henry O. Creque hired as energy consultant to Premier’s office

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Former Deputy General Manager of the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) and owner of Creque’s Engineering Services, Mr Henry O. Creque has been hired as a consultant to the Premier’s Office, advising on the territory’s energy plans.

December 8th, 2020
BFEC becomes first ‘consumer generator’ in VI- BVIEC

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- History was created on Friday, December 4, 2020, in the [British] Virgin Islands when the Bregado Flax Educational Centre (BFEC) in Virgin Gorda became the first entity in the Territory with renewable energy generation facility to be “grid-tied” to the BVI Electricity Corporation’s (BVIEC) electrical grid.

July 27th, 2020
Henry O. Creque alleges unfair treatment in bid process by BVIEC

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Former Deputy General Manager of the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) and owner of Creque’s Engineering Services, Mr Henry O. Creque has disputed public statements by the General Manager of BVIEC, Mr Leroy A. E. Abraham, that no local companies submitted bids for the Hybrid Renewable Energy System (HRES) on Anegada.

July 22nd, 2020
Power52 committed to utilising local contractors & resources- Ray A. Lewis Jr

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Power52, the company awarded the contract for the Hybrid Renewable Energy System (HRES) on Anegada, has said it is committed to utilising local contractors and local resources to deliver the project.

July 21st, 2020
BVIEC still reeling from customer loss following 2017 hurricanes

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A significant number of customers of the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) are yet to be reconnected to the grid, resulting in a significant revenue loss for the power generation and distribution company.

July 14th, 2020
4 companies bid to supply diesel & lubricants to BVIEC for next 2 years

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) is currently ‘vigorously’ evaluating bids for a supply contract to provide Diesel Oil for Anegada Power Station, and Lubricating Oil together with the removal of Waste Oils and Slops at Henry Wilfred Smith Power Station at Pockwood Pond for the period September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2022.

June 12th, 2020
BVIEC & BVI Cable TV renew pole sharing agreement

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With the aim of both companies better equipping themselves to serve the Virgin Islands (VI), the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) and BVI Cable TV have reached an agreement on the sharing of the pole infrastructure in the Territory.

June 11th, 2020
Electricity bills drop by some 47% amid COVID-19- BVIEC

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On the heels of criticism that the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has been making it hard for customers to quality for amnesty for May, June and July, the Corporation announced that a reduction in the “recent month’s” electricity bills was as a result of the global decline in the cost of oil, and the corresponding by-products of same, such as gasoline and diesel fuel.

June 7th, 2020
Skelton-Cline blasts BVIEC over ‘heartless’ bill amnesty policy

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – The Board of Directors and Management of BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has been put on blast over a policy that all bills up to April 2020 must be paid before a government-backed 3-month amnesty is granted.

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