ST. THOMAS -- A series of events involving WAPA’s generating units on Thursday has left the Randolph Harley power plant without adequate generation capacity to meet peak power demand, WAPA announced Thursday night. As a result, an…
…lack of generation capacity to meet the demand for electric service. WAPA Chief Executive Officer Julio Rhymer, Sr. said the recent generation problems to affect the authority began on Friday morning, when Unit 15, a 20-megawatt g…
…Officer Julio Rhymer said today that over the last three days WAPA and its contractor, VI Resource Waste Management, completed both the shoreline clean up and the cleaning of 40 boats in Christiansted harbor that were affected by …
…Public Power Association (APPA), according to a press release WAPA issued on Saturday. Hodge’s appointment to the APPA board of directors is a first for a WAPA executive director. "To be recognized not only in our region but natio…
…the territory and the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) is warning business owners to beware of the new scheme. That's according to WAPA's Acting Executive Director Julio A. Rhymer, Sr., who made known in a press rel…
…Gonzalo moves in. Executive Director, Hugo V. Hodge, Jr., said WAPA is closely monitoring the weather system and that under storm conditions, all employees are designated as essential and will report to work as scheduled to assist…
Lynton Scotland’s nomination to WAPA’s governing board cleared the Rules and Judiciary Committee after he outlined how his experience in utility procurement, supply chains and engineering could support reliability, planning and st…
Urgent repairs at the Richmond power plant prompt WAPA to implement a rotating outage schedule across multiple feeders in St. Croix from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., with residents urged to monitor updates via official alerts.
An expanded audit scope prompts the WAPA emergency board decision, increasing Ernst & Young's contract to $3 million over 12 months, fully funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with an option for an additional 12-mont…
…to reduced generation capacity at the Randolph Harley Power Plant, WAPA has implemented a rotational outage schedule for the St. Thomas-St. John district. Power interruptions will occur in designated areas from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Lemuel Lavinier and Lorraine Kelly to lead WAPA’s efforts in improving electric operations, enhancing financial management, and driving sustainable service delivery for the U.S. Virgin Islands
…are investigating possible root causes. A press release issued by WAPA on Friday notes that work is ongoing to repair several water line ruptures and leaks, including on a 10-inch main on West Julian Jackson Road, an 18-inch main …
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