Castries, St. Lucia, October 7, 2020: The 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) was held virtually on the Zoom Platform on September 23rd, 2020. The newly elected Board of Directors presents visionary leadership, extensive expertise, vital institutional knowledge, and valuable experience, which are all pivotal in the implementation […]
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Harbour View Residents Benefitting from Improved JPS Service – System upgrade brings new, efficient infrastructure to include Smart LED Streetlights September 30, 2020 Residents of Harbour View in St. Andrew are already experiencing improved service from JPS, as the System Upgrade Project in their community advances. Better quality lighting along roadways, as well as fewer […]
The governing board of The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority voted Tuesday to approve an increase in the per gallon price of propane fuel. The increase, which will have no effect on electrical rates for WAPA’s customers, comes at the request of VITOL to continue the forbearance the fuel supplier has provided the territory […]
Wärtsilä’s Board of Directors has appointed Håkan Agnevall, born 1966, M.Sc. (Tech), MBA, as the new President and CEO for Wärtsilä Corporation. Mr Agnevall will commence in his role no later than in April 2021. He will succeed Jaakko Eskola, who will continue as a senior advisor to the Board and executive team until he […]
JPS is now welcoming new customers on the grid, in the Standpipe community of Liguanea, St. Andrew. The Company has been working since earlier this year, to regularize over 140 households in addition to the 300 existing customers in the community. Having installed a new system in the area, JPS originally set a target of […]
LOI with RiseTech Paves Way for Access to Capital to Accelerate Tantalus’ Continued Momentum RALEIGH, N.C. – September 14, 2020 – Smart grid technology leader Tantalus Systems today announced it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a Qualifying Transaction to merge with RiseTech Capital Corp., a TSX Venture Exchange-listed capital pool company. Once […]
September 11, 2020 JPS is now welcoming new customers on the grid, in the Standpipe community of Liguanea, St. Andrew. The Company has been working since earlier this year, to regularize over 140 households in addition to the 300 existing customers in the community. Having installed a new system in […]
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 […]