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At a Senate hearing, WAPA officials revealed that FEMA’s $4.5 billion award is insufficient to restore the grid after 2017’s devastation. Lawmakers pressed for timelines and performance data, but officials admitted they “didn’t co…
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…of the most expensive venues on St. Croix: the Castle of St. Croix. WAPA announced on Wednesday that the venue was donated to the authority by the facility's management after WAPA's efforts to secure other locations were unsuccess…
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…$4 million every month, without which CEO Andrew Smith has said WAPA would essentially fall apart. Even so, WAPA leadership has greenlighted one of the most luxurious and costly locations to hold a Christmas party on St. Croix: th…
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…with board members discussing possible courses of action if WAPA fails to come current within 60 days. Mr. Nibbs said he would negotiate a payment plan with the authority, and said that if an agreement for payment fails, G.E.R.S. …
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…St. Thomas and extended various lines of credit with Banco Popular. “WAPA will lease Unit 27, which is already on site, from its original manufacturer, General Electric. The unit was previously leased from APR Energy which no long…
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Over the past year, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) has leased an abandoned bowling alley, a tiny cottage and the surrounding parking lot for a staggering $500,000.04 per year. For WAPA ratepayers keeping track…
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WAPA CEO and Executive Director Lawrence Kupfer on Tuesday issued a strongly worded response to recent correspondence from Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett calling for a state of emergency to be declared at WAPA, the authority…
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ST. THOMAS -- Three generating units at WAPA's Harley Plant in St. Thomas are using diesel fuel instead of propane, it was revealed during a Friday emergency WAPA Board meeting. Following the meeting, The Consortium asked WAPA boa…
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…to protect the authority’s assets in this hurricane season,” said WAPA Executive Director Lawrence Kupfer. He noted that several such meetings have been held with the Authority’s staff since the major portion of electrical restora…
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Karl Knight said WAPA is ready to move quickly on standby generation for St. John with help from ODR, but board members objected to lightly used units and directed him to first make one more effort to secure all-new generators by …
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WAPA said ongoing generation shortfalls in St. Thomas and St. John are also affecting water service in some areas, as Units 15, 23 and 27 remain down, rotations continue and unexpected districtwide outages remain possible while cr…
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WAPA told its board that delayed federal funds flowing through VIHFA have left West Peak Energy unpaid since August, put critical vendor relationships at risk, and stalled $38 million in reliability projects, including feeder repa…
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