…have been sitting in a Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) parking lot where employees of WAPA contractor Vitol, and the employees of Vitol subcontractors park their vehicles before taking work in the mornings. The new…
WAPA CEO Karl Knight and legal counsel Dionne Sinclair refused to reveal the identities of the evaluation committee reviewing five proposals, saying early disclosure could compromise integrity as PSC members pressed for transparen…
To address ongoing deficits, WAPA is asking lawmakers to approve increased property tax allocations, an operating surcharge, and hikes to reconnection and initial service fees, drawing pushback from several senators.
…V.I. Water and Power Authority governing board on Sunday authorized WAPA to purchase a power generation unit from General Electric that officials say will save the authority money and give it ownership of one of the more efficient…
…a month contract with Ernst and Young Puerto Rico. According to WAPA Executive Director Andrew Smith, the contract will be to provide "financial and strategic advice services to the Water and Power Authority as we work to stabiliz…
…potable water accounts in a state of delinquency, the resumption of WAPA’s disconnection policy is under active consideration and was discussed in a monthly Audit and Finance Committee meeting Thursday. The committee is one of two…
…accounts for the duration of the coronavirus state of emergency. The WAPA release follows Senator Donna Frett-Gregory's decision to remove a bill from an emergency session on Friday that would bar WAPA from disconnecting customers…
…electricity, has threatened to suspend deliveries of propane to WAPA beginning noon Saturday unless WAPA meet its obligation and cure a recent default in payments to Vitol. Gov. Albert Bryan has called an emergency meeting with se…
…on December 12 pumped the brakes on the base utility rate increase WAPA had desperately sought to stave off potential insolvency and pay down crushing debts. At the same time, the commission reduced the so-called LEAC – a roundly …
…and encourages all customers to sign up today for updates from WAPA, the utility said Friday. The new system, WAPA Alerts, which replaces the WAPA portal on the V.I. Alert platform, is supported by Everbridge, a world-wide leader …
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) and Main Street Power Company Wednesday held dedication ceremonies for a solar power generation plant in Estate Donoe on St. Thomas. The new facility, which peaked at 4.2 megawat…
…the utility to court. A civil complaint in District Court names WAPA, its CEO Karl Knight, and Itron Inc as defendants against a charge of due process violation. Several plaintiffs are listed including HealthQuest, LLC, which does…
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