At its second major legislative hearing in seven months, WAPA said storms, mechanical failures, a cut transmission line, a fire and weak generation combined to deepen the St. Thomas-St. John crisis as senators pressed for timeline…
…Power Authority's propane supplier has suspended fuel deliveries to WAPA, the authority made known in a statement today. The suspension leaves WAPA without its main propane fuel supplier, and although the authority has confirmed t…
…Power Authority against APR Energy, a firm whose relationship with WAPA dates back 2013, was filed in the wrong court according to a contract the parties signed, which mandates that such actions be filed in the United States Distr…
…and the board, the changes are becoming somewhat clearer. While WAPA’s Director of Communications Jean Greaux, Jr. has repeatedly declined to comment, saying he is not authorized to comment on personnel matters of the authority, s…
…during a Wednesday Senate session that $2.3 million of missing WAPA funds was sent to an offshore account. During the session, Senator Kenneth Gittens was questioning WAPA Executive Director and CEO Lawrence Kupfer about a major f…
A report from Ernst & Young reveals WAPA’s need for significant funding to address operational deficits, deferred maintenance, and past-due liabilities, with total risks potentially pushing the figure to $498 million.
…on the authority's proposed plans for long-term sustainability. WAPA Chief Executive Officer Andrew Smith explained that the utilitiy's inability to pay service providers was caused by a host of issues including millions of dollar…
…Power Plant in St. Thomas and the Richmond Power Plant on St. Croix. WAPA said that due to the shift of operations to 100 percent diesel, "there will be sole reliance on the older generation units which may result in a reduction i…
…of two public meetings this week that are crucial to the future of WAPA became a slow roast of Water and Power Authority executives by legislators who themselves are feeling the heat from angry constituents. Virgin Islands Senate …
…about late or missed payments to health and dental insurer CIGNA. WAPA management circled the wagons and issued press materials that, among other things, include: A statement from Lawrence J. Kupfer, the embattled executive direct…
…by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the hardening of WAPA’s electrical systems will go towards the undergrounding of transmission and distribution feeders and providing service drops directly to customer’s meter bases, …
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