22nd June 2020 Guyana Power and Light Company is progressing its modernization plan with the procurement of modern mobile elevated working platforms comprising IVECO trucks retrofitted with VERSALIFT aerial lifts and ancillary equipment. The vehicles represent state of the art technology and will have multiple functionalities that will, among other benefits, significantly improve GPL’s ability to expand […]
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June 16th, 2020 The St Kitts Electricity Company Limited (SKELEC) installed thirty turtle-friendly LED streetlights on the island main road in Keys on Monday June 15, 2020. The turtle sensitive streetlights are amber in colour and are intended to discourage turtles, that typically after nesting on Keys Beach, follow the bright white light and wander […]
Jun 08, 2020 Effective July 1, 2020, residential and commercial customers of the Virgin Islands Public Services Commission will benefit from an approximate 1.5 cent drop in the per kilowatt hour rate. Residential customers utilizing 400 kilowatt hours per month will see a bill totaling approximately $159 while a commercial customer’s bill for usage of […]
Affirming or Aspirational for CARILEC Utilities A June 23 2020 news story published by Business Wire broke the news of the record-breaking performance of 44 utilities as ranking among the 2020 Most Trusted Brands in the US post COVID 19. The 2020 study reported “a record high score of 696 (on a 1,000-point scale), and […]
Protecting People, Communities and Business Safety has always been a core value for the utilities industry. Now in the face of a global pandemic, ensuring that critical lifeline services are not interrupted has created an unprecedented challenge. The near-term decisions utility leaders make today to protect their employees, communities and business from COVID-19, will undoubtedly […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FortisTCI President & CEO Eddinton Powell to Retire and is Succeeded by Senior VP of Corporate Services & CFO Ruth Forbes Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands (Friday, June 26, 2020) – FortisTCI President and CEO Eddinton Powell will retire from the company after serving for 13 years, and will be succeeded […]
June 24, 2020 JPS has announced an extensive vegetation management control programme, even as it remains in preparation mode for this year’s Atlantic Hurricane season, which is expected to be extremely active. The Company has been carrying out vegetation control along its lines, as part of ongoing maintenance work throughout the year, but is now […]
June 16, 2020 JPS has announced that it welcomes the audit to be conducted by the Office of Utilities Regulations (OUR) on its operations. The Company, which has been taken to task in recent times because of high bills, has been at pains to point out there are a number of reasons for […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE IEA Press release issued June 4th, 2020, for immediate publication. Renewable energy space technology initiative for Saint Lucia Saint Lucia and the UK-based Institute for Environmental Analytics have formed a new partnership to support […]
Several forecasts suggest a highly active Atlantic hurricane season which runs from June 1st to November 30th. The prediction for an above-average season is due in part to slightly above normal sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Warm moist air evaporating from the ocean acts as fuel for hurricanes, pumping […]