…impacting the USVI 8:00 a.m. Sunday. In a release Saturday night, WAPA said, "A schedule of rotating power outages has been implemented on St. Thomas as a result of a shortage of generation capacity at the Randolph Harley Power Pl…
…be made to a prospective chief financial officer (CFO) candidate. WAPA's current CFO, Debra Gottlieb, has been acting in the position for a number of years beginning in 2018. WAPA board chairman Anthony D. Thomas said once negotia…
…the units and resulted in the major power outage,” said Noel Hodge, WAPA interim executive director. Customers on St. Thomas, St. John, Water Island and Hassel Island were affected. According to the release, Mr. Hodge said managem…
…with Glencore, Ltd., the company which provides No. 2 fuel to WAPA’s power plants on St. Thomas and St. Croix, according to a release the authority issued. The extension is for a six-month period while management explores other po…
…and execution of contract arrangements for post-disaster services, WAPA said Monday. In an emergency meeting on Friday, the board authorized Executive Director Lawrence J. Kupfer to enter into agreements to secure services for eme…
WAPA said on Friday that plant personnel were working to determine the cause of two electrical service interruptions which affected customers in the St. Thomas – St. John district Friday afternoon and evening. “We have determined …
…and Power Authority approved extensions of the maturity dates of WAPA’s letters of credit for the electrical and water systems with First Bank and Banco Popular, the authority has announced. The letters of credit are set to expire…
…familiar piece of equipment, as it has been cited multiple times by WAPA officials as a generator unit that goes off-line, causing thousands of St. Croix customers to lose power. St. Croix was hit by an hours-long power outage aff…
…pipes, before the Easter holiday weekend, according to Jean Greaux, WAPA director of corporate communications. A planning meeting on how to best rectify the problem was scheduled for today. Part of the challenge on what Mr. Greaux…
…and water inventory levels at the Kingshill storage tank increasing, WAPA will reinstate the 24-hour a day operating schedule at the Richmond potable water standpipe on Friday morning, the authority said in a release. “Lifting the…
…three items it had previously approved at a meeting on February 21, WAPA made known via release Tuesday. The board approved changes to a credit facility reimbursement note, and to the terms of two lines of credit with Banco Popula…
…November, and relaxed that policy around the 2018 holiday season. “WAPA’s disconnection procedures for nonpayment has resumed and customers are urged to either make payment on their account or visit a customer service office to re…
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