WAPA spokesman John Greaux said a preliminary investigation was conducted into what caused a new composite material pole to fall on Centerline Road on St. John. “The pole on Centerline was taken down by a large tree that came down…
…Director Lawrence J. Kupfer moved to reassure the community of WAPA’s general state of readiness for any impact from Tropical Storm Dorian. Mr. Kupfer said WAPA's management team has been monitoring the storm since the weekend. “C…
…the authority currently experiences as a result of aging pipelines, WAPA said. The contract is with Leumas Engineering and calls for completion within an eight month period. WAPA’s Water Division was awarded a grant under the terr…
…was provided during a recent Committee of the Whole hearing. WAPA had called a meeting with senators last Wednesday to relay the authority's desperate need of the cash. It said Vitol, which supplies the authority with propane, had…
…the electrical and water financial audits for the same fiscal year, WAPA said. The additional funding request cannot exceed $100,000 bringing the total of BDO’s work in FY 2017 to $400,000, according to the release. The amendment …
…Frederiksted town. According to the release, four contractors and WAPA personnel worked throughout the weekend to install three new pumps at Contentment, and one each at the Richmond and Concordia pump stations. The work involved …
…Islands Water and Power Authority approved a contract extension for WAPA’s largest generating unit, Unit 23, WAPA said Thursday. The extension, through March 31, allows Sulzer Turbo Services, Inc. to complete final performance and…
…in another U.S. territory. According to a release issued Saturday, WAPA’s governing board on Thursday approved the sale of excess transformers and varied material and supplies to assist in the restoration of electrical service to …
…contract with American Wire Group to $8.4 million. According to a WAPA release, the governing board also approved a sixty-day time extension on a water line installation project in Orange Grove, St. Croix. The new contract end dat…
…generation and a battery energy storage system on St. John, WAPA has announced. Thursday’s board action is a move toward increasing St. John’s ability to remain energized even after major service interruptions affect the St. Thoma…
WAPA contractor crews are in the process of replacing approximately 100 wooden utility poles along a stretch of roadway on St. Croix, having noticed that many of the poles were rotted, the authority announced Saturday. “Our assess…
Update: WAPA told The Consortium about 7:17 a.m. that full restoration was achieved at 4:50 a.m. Original Post: ST. THOMAS -- A major electrical service interruption affected St. Thomas, St. John, Water Island and Hassel Island in…
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