…in or plan to enroll in an accredited engineering program,” said WAPA Executive Director Julio A. Rhymer, Sr. He noted that the scholarships aid the efforts of the Authority in maintaining highly skilled technical employees and in…
ST. THOMAS -- WAPA announced this afternoon that as the Randolph Harley Power Plant on St. Thomas continues to be challenged by the lack of adequate generation capacity to meet an increasing demand for electrical service, the semi…
…the public utility in planning the future of its power generation, WAPA made known via press release Friday. The plan resulted from a study conducted by WAPA consultant, Black & Veatch, after two rounds of public meetings and sess…
…units would provide renewed operational reliability and efficiency, WAPA says. ST. THOMAS -- Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority Julio A. Rhymer, Sr., above, said Tuesday WAPA is beginning the acquis…
…continued work on major waterline projects in both island districts, WAPA announced via press release Thursday. Meeting here at its monthly meeting, the board voted to correct language in a previously approved change order for the…
…completion of water line rehabilitation in Christiansted, St. Croix. WAPA Executive Director Hugo V. Hodge, Jr., who will leave the job that he's held for more than eights in June after board members failed to renew his contract, …
…will affect customers in the Frenchtown Ballpark area. According to WAPA, the interruption is necessary to allow crews to remove cutouts from a utility pole by the Frenchtown Post Office and relocate them to a pole by the PG gas s…
…Virgin Islands residents and workers for the Authority’s projects. WAPA and its subcontractors have been under fire for hiring a majority of workers from outside the territory to perform work on major projects, most of which can b…
…to assist with electrical restoration in wake of Hurricane Joaquin, WAPA announced through a press release this afternoon. On Friday, October 9, the BVI government deployed workers from the territory's Department of Disaster Manag…
…on the territory by Hurricane Danny, according to a press release WAPA issued this evening. “We are closely monitoring the hurricane’s path and given some of the projections which suggest the storm center coming in close proximity…
…Year 2016 which begins on July 1st, according to a press release WAPA issued on Wednesday. The electric system operating budget approved by the board totals $286.6 million and the electric system capital budget is approximately $1…
WAPA said power was fully restored by 6 a.m. Tuesday after a troubled Unit 27 destabilized the Randolph Harley plant, triggering outages that disrupted gov't, business and water access while senators renewed calls for audit answer…
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