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VIC News · Archive
ST. THOMAS -- The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) Executive Director Hugo Hodge apologized to customers in the St. Thomas/St. John district on Sunday evening for two separate power outages that left residents witho…
Government · Archive
…took action on various Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) matters. It voted unanimously in favor of the public utility moving forward with its agreements with USVI Solar I and USVI Solar II to purchase electric energy…
VIC News · Archive
…legislation, and focus it on solving the Virgin Islands WAPA crisis. What I would say to Sen. Nelson, is put all this emphasis on solving our WAPA problem. I understand your concern on this marijuana issue, but be more concerned a…
VIC News · Archive
…the 30th Legislature, late on Tuesday night, signed a measure giving WAPA the authority to bill Virgin Islands' residents for the usage of streetlights. The story sent the territory into an upheaval because residents here already …
VIC News · Archive
Testifying at a budget hearing on Wednesday, WAPA Executive Director Hugo Hodge said the authority continues to struggle as government agencies have not been consistent with paying their bills, forcing WAPA to seek an advance in b…
Government
…review bond-financing options, uncompensated-care costs, VIWMA and WAPA obligations, and structural reforms now.
WAPA
Senator Kenneth Gittens requested an immediate update on WAPA’s long-delayed forensic audit, while Senator Ray Fonseca called for federal intervention as outages disrupted waste management, health services, government offices and …
WAPA
Senator Ray Fonseca says WAPA's $1 billion in liabilities, unreliable service, billing failures, and mounting debt have made federal control or Chapter 9 restructuring the only viable options to restore power and public trust in t…
Senate
…Cartwright to the Board of Land Use Appeals, and Xavier Acevedo to WAPA’s Board, filling urgent vacancies that affect justice, development, and energy stability.
Senate
…struggling to keep pace with high-priority audits, including ongoing WAPA investigations and new probes into Education, VIPD, and OMB, prompting senators to call for faster action and more resources
WAPA
WAPA’s March RFP for a new LPG supplier ended without a selected bidder, dealing a setback to the utility’s decade-long push to move beyond its Vitol dependency; the board now faces pressure to determine its fuel supply strategy.
WAPA
Governor Bryan nominates retired WAPA engineer Xavier Acevedo to the utility’s board, highlighting his decades of technical experience and deep knowledge of WAPA’s operations as key to advancing energy reliability and infrastructu…
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