…million before the storms, had diminished to $2 million, placing WAPA in a precarious position and in desperate need of continued federal funding -- it has already received $24 million from FEMA -- as it continues to restore the t…
…thieves are toppling transformers which is an environmental hazard. WAPA is reminding the public that copper theft, even on damaged equipment, is against the law. Below, find the semiautonomous entity's latest power and potable wa…
…latest power and potable water restoration update. ELECTRIC SYSTEM WAPA personnel has removed electrical meters at locations where damage was apparent to either an electrical meter base and/or weather head. In these instances, the…
…units at the St. Thomas Randolph Harley power plant, seen above. WAPA said in a release issued late Monday that board members voted unanimously to approve changes to the financial structure ahead of an anticipated closing early th…
…generation of electricity on St. Thomas is making steady progress, WAPA announced Wednesday. A major step forward in the process will take place over the next few days when, for the first time, WAPA introduces propane to one of it…
…Energy after the company (Tibbar) was unable to secure financing, WAPA announced late Thursday. The project called for the biomass energy company to operate a power plant and agricultural program on St. Croix. WAPA Executive Direc…
…heavy rains and some gusty winds later today and tonight -- WAPA will maintain full generation and distribution of electrical power throughout the passage of the strong tropical wave and its associated weather, according to a pres…
Update: WAPA says it has restored power to all of St. Croix. Earlier: ST. CROIX -- WAPA has begun to restore electrical service to St. Croix after the successful start of generating unit 20, WAPA said in a press release on Saturda…
…hours and into Friday following an oil spill incident just off the WAPA fuel dock in Estate Richmond, a press release the authority issued late Thursday has confirmed. Above, WAPA employees working to contain the spill. WAPA Actin…
…(AMI) project on a reimbursement basis, a press release WAPA issued late Thursday has made known. “The project will advance and modernize smart grid technology, tools and techniques within WAPA’s distribution network, providing th…
The Governing Board of the Water and Power Authority (WAPA) Thursday approved a request by the Authority's Executive Director Hugo Hodge for a fuel supply contract to be executed with Trafigura AG between Feb. 1 and June 30, 2015.…
WAPA says HUD’s suspension of VIHFA has not yet disrupted obligated projects, including the VITOL and Wartsila work, but a battery backup project awaiting authorization and possible limits on CDBG-DR matching funds remain potentia…
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