This year the Virtual Island Summit expects the participation of 10,000 island stakeholders from across the world with topics discussed including post-pandemic economic recovery, tourism, energy, climate change, education, democracy, transport, sustainability and much more – all in relation to the island context. Registration is available for free: www.virtualislandsummit.com The Virtual Island Summit aims to be an inclusive event using […]
The second phase of restoration and expansion of WAPA’s East End Electrical Substation received the green light Monday as the governing board authorized the execution of a contract with Haugland Virgin Islands to furnish and install new switchgear and associated equipment. When completed, the substation will function at full capacity providing more stable and reliable […]
On Tuesday September 1, 2020 NEVLEC achieves a major milestone in NEVLEC’s development – NEVLEC turns 20. September 1 2000, is when NEVLEC was formed from being the Electricity Department of the NIA. We have grown and matured over the years, but as with everything else we know there is still a lot of room […]
The warehouse and stores at utilities are at the center of all materials and inventory-related activities, especially during the storm season, when the focus is “keeping the lights on.” All utilities plan for this eventuality and are operationally geared to focus their efforts on keeping the line crews and repairs personnel supplied with construction and […]
What determines how well a Utility adapts to the introduction of disruptive technology? And does the introduction of that technology always confer a competitive advantage on the utility? Zainal Arifin, the VP of technological development and standardisation at PLN in Indonesia asked the exact same question and came back with some interesting results. In a […]
A white paper released by ABB has revealed that smart energy management systems can help facility managers reduce energy consumption by up to 45%. In the paper, The new era of energy management, ABB explains the multiple benefits of utilizing smart energy management systems that leverage new digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and […]
AN INTERVIEW WITH JED BAILEY, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ENERGY NARRATIVE Nate Graham (Program Associate, Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries): For more than six months, Covid-19 and the measures implemented to slow its spread have had a devastating effect on the global economy, with activity ceasing almost entirely in some sectors. The virtual disappearance of […]
September 4, 2020 The JPS customer service offices at East Parade and Ruthven Road, in the Corporate Area will be closed today September 4 until further notice, following the positive COVID-19 test result for an employee. The company has temporarily closed both offices for deep cleaning and sanitization. Contact tracing is […]
Castries, St. Lucia, September 02nd, 2020 CARILEC announces its virtual hosting of Leadercast Caribbean 2020 on October 15th, 2020, under the theme Positive Disruption. Leadercast has been dubbed as the largest one-day leadership event in the world, bringing together extraordinary leadership experts to inspire and influence attendees to […]
The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season has been described as extremely active with at least five (5) major hurricanes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University (CSU) have both indicated that there are two main reasons for this prognosis: It is predicted that during the late […]