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August 14th, 2019
BVI Cable TV accuses BVIEC of derailing restoration efforts

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- BVI Cable TV has said it has been working diligently to rebuild its cable network infrastructure in the Virgin Islands despite “continuous opposition” from the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC).

August 13th, 2019
Power outages expected today as BVIEC upgrades high voltage system

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) is notifying customers on Tortola, in the areas of Sophie Bay, that there will be no electricity supply today Tuesday, August 13, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 P.M

June 28th, 2019
VI experiences island-wide power outage

POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands, this morning June 28, 2019, experienced an island-wide power outage owing to a problem that occurred at the Henry Wilfred 'Freddie' Smith Power Station at Pockwood Pond.

March 26th, 2019
BVIEC goes ‘Green’

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has announced that it is now in a position to ‘Go Green.’

February 23rd, 2019
BVIEC fails to explain spate of power outages

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In light of the recent spate of blackouts in the Territory, BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) via a release on Friday, February 22, 2019, reiterated its commitment to supplying power to the nation.

December 21st, 2018
SOL St Lucia wins major BVIEC diesel contract

LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI – The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has awarded a major three-year contract to SOL St Lucia Ltd as their main supplier of diesel fuel to power the Henry Wilfred Smith Power Station, on Tortola.

September 11th, 2018
SOL St Lucia wins major BVIEC fuel contract over Delta Petroleum

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The British Virgin Islands’ Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), has awarded a major fuel contract to SOL St Lucia Limited (Ltd), to supply the government run utility with fuel and lubricants for the next five years.

August 8th, 2018
Critical Pump Stations never constructed—Hon Vanterpool

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Even as the Territory braces for the peak of yet another hurricane season, residents are now learning that critical Pump Stations have not been completed and as such several pumps—required to provide a stable water supply—are now gathering dust instead, at the Water and Sewerage Department.

July 17th, 2018
Tortola, VG and JvD, suffered power outage; cause unknown

POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- It was before 6:00 A.M. this morning, July 17, 2018, that there was almost a nationwide power outage. Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost van Dyke along with many of the Cays lost electricity for a few hours.

May 21st, 2018
$10M payout to BVIEC on insurance claim from Nagico

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Word just reaching our newsroom is that Nagico Insurances has made good on another hurricane related claim. The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) is the most recent to benefit from a claim settlement following the horrific destruction inflicted by hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.

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