…it was time to take a more aggressive approach when it came to WAPA. “I made a motion to convene a Committee of the Whole hearing within 45 days subpoenaing WAPA officials and the PSC to ensure their full cooperation,” Mr. Gittens…
…Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, is at its wits' end with WAPA. The company, which WAPA owes millions of dollars, is now demanding that WAPA stay current or face losing its supply of the fuel. That's according to Lawrence…
…Public Services Commission on Monday responded to comments made by WAPA in a release the semiautonomous entity issued following news that it had reverted back to powering the territory with oil, because of its failure to pay VITOL…
…Roach announced a noon opening for STT-STJ government offices as WAPA said Monday morning that safety mechanisms were delaying the restart of Wartsila units needed to restore service.
An inspector general audit found WAPA delayed employee loan deductions for up to 11 months during 2021 and 2022, preventing some retirees from receiving benefits and exposing employees to financial risk while management prioritize…
…BMR CEO Bruce Levy warned that without consistent payments from WAPA, the company's financial survival is at risk, leaving the territory with limited options to keep solar energy flowing. As discussed during the June PSC meeting, …
…payment of taxpayer funds to bail the Water and Power Authority (WAPA) out of two months of debt owed to its propane fuel supplier, the Dutch energy and commodities giant, The Vitol Group. On the same day, the Public Services Comm…
…itself struggles to recover from two catastrophic hurricanes. WAPA, which is flat-lining under more than $1.2 billion in institutional and other debts, according to testimony given in March by WAPA Executive Director Lawrence Kupf…
…in its office at the Barbel Plaza here to decide on whether to give WAPA the authority to charge consumers yet another 3 cents, bringing Virgin Islanders' cost per kilowatt hour to an unimaginable 46 cents per kilowatt hour. While…
Knight said WAPA is short 4 MW during midday peaks and 8 MW in the evening, with Units 15 and 23 offline, Unit 27 below capacity and Wartsila engines sidelined; new generation could ease St. Thomas-St. John rotations by December i…
Located on the east end of St. Croix, the solar farm supplies WAPA with 10 megawatts of clean energy at peak production, delivering fuel savings and reducing reliance on traditional generators