…event in less than 24 hours. Relative to the latest outage, WAPA said plant personnel were working to restore generators at the power plant which will facilitate service restoration. On Saturday, an island-wide power outage affect…
…negative. Moody's downgrades followed Fitch's negative watch on WAPA bonds on Sept. 20. Moody's said the downgrade of the senior electric system revenue bond rating to Caa2 reflects Moody's view that the default risk of the Virgin…
…reflects mounting concerns that a restructuring of, or default on, WAPA's outstanding debt may be probable following comments by public officials that loan forgiveness and financial assistance from federal agencies should be sough…
…that have been affected by a major electrical service interruption, WAPA said in a 6:00 a.m. alert today. The district wide service outage has affected the islands of St. Thomas, St. John, Water Island, and Hassel Island since app…
…Gittens's office, the senator calling for investigative hearings on WAPA so that legislators have an opportunity to chart the best course forward, which he said is most likely a public-private partnership. “I have formally request…
…During the session, when Senator Kenneth Gittens questioned WAPA Executive Director and CEO Lawrence Kupfer about a major financial loss at W.A.P.A., some disturbing information came to light. It was revealed during the session th…
…to several areas on St. Croix will be affected on Wednesday while WAPA's water distribution crews make repairs to a leaking 12” water main in the Red Brick Housing Community, WAPA said Tuesday afternoon. Work will begin at 8:30 a.…
…at the Kingshill storage tank on St. Croix continues to hamper WAPA’s ability to provide potable water service to the west end of St. Croix. According to the release, the affected areas extend from mid-island to the west end, incl…
ST. THOMAS -- Mechanical issues with a cooling system of WAPA’s generating Unit 14 are responsible for a Wednesday night service interruption on St. Thomas, and for the implementation of an emergency electrical rotation schedule t…
ST. THOMAS -- WAPA plant personnel are working with APR Energy to determine the cause of two generating unit’s tripping off-line Monday morning, leaving the St. Thomas - St. John district without electrical service for at least 30…
…as the utility continues to work to reenergize its customers. WAPA has not said whether it met its ambitious goal of 90 percent restoration by Dec. 24, 2017, but linemen have been working through the holidays. Find the latest upda…
…Tabor & Harmony, Tutu, Tutu High Rise I and Wintberg. In addition, WAPA crews and meter services personnel are deployed in many of these locations ensuring that all customers whose homes or businesses are ready to be reconnected t…
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