…St. Thomas-St. John district in the wee hours of Saturday morning, WAPA personnel and technical staff from APR Energy have initiated a review of data logs from the three oil-fired generating units to determine the root cause of th…
…areas, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority has announced. WAPA Chief Operating Officer, Water System, Noel Hodge said crews completed excavation of the damaged section of pipe early Monday morning. “Our crews removed appr…
ST. CROIX -- WAPA Executive Director and CEO Lawrence J. Kupfer said Wednesday afternoon that ongoing efforts to address a potable water service interruption affecting the west end of St. Croix are beginning to yield encouraging r…
…of new generating units at the Randolph Harley Power Plant, WAPA said Saturday. The board also approved measures relative to the ongoing permanent repairs to the electrical distribution system. Approval was given to several change…
In an emergency meeting on Thursday, the members of WAPA’s governing board approved a resolution to ratify the substantially final terms and provisions of the Eighth Supplemental Resolution, including the Placement Agreement and D…
…BBC Electrical Services and Haugland Energy are under contract with WAPA for the installation of the composite poles, which each carry a 40-year warranty, WAPA said. “The project, funded 100% by FEMA and HUD, is moving along stead…
…facilitate approval of the federal Community Disaster Loans for WAPA, the utility announced Wednesday. The loan funding was needed to bridge the loss of revenue resulting from the 2017 hurricanes, WAPA said. The petition is a requ…
…month, it will resume disconnections. Of particular importance to WAPA are those customers who have not made any payments over the last three billing periods, the utility said. “Due to the delays in issuing post-storm bills, a dec…
…an additional 24-megawatt gas turbine generator this weekend, WAPA announced late Friday. To facilitate the installation, the authority must implement an eight-hour electrical service rotation schedule, from 10 p.m. Saturday, Marc…
…community disaster loan (CDL) utilizing water system revenue bonds, WAPA made known Tuesday. As with the central government, the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, require senior lien bonds to secure the lo…
…of consumption. “Due to the extensive hurricane damage incurred by WAPA’s automated metering infrastructure, electrical and potable water meters must be read manually by meter services personnel,” said Interim Chief Executive Offi…
…customers, billing for services rendered can no longer be postponed. WAPA, therefore, advised customers that billing operations resumed on Monday. The resumption of billing comes well over three months after the storms ravaged the…
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