…onto barges and shipped to a final disposition site in Mississippi. WAPA and Telecom Debris: Nearly all Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) debris (poles, transformers, wires) has been picked up, loaded into shipping c…
…More than 700 off-island linemen are in the territory assisting WAPA with the restoration of electric service, and by mid-December another 100 are expected. Over the weekend, and on Monday, some customers in the following areas we…
…issued its latest restoration update. Find it below. ELECTRIC SYSTEM WAPA’s restoration continues to progress throughout the territory with most of the primary circuits on St. Thomas completed and on St. Croix, large, heavily popu…
…on Friday morning at 7 a.m. and continuing for several days, WAPA crews and its contractors will be positioning a shipment of approximately 1,300 utility poles at strategic locations across St. Thomas. The utility poles are part o…
…revenue generated by the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) through late charges and reconnection fees, a press release Mr. Roach's office issued yesterday has revealed. At a recent Committee on Finance hearing on WAP…
…Hugo Hodge, Jr., the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) chief executive told VI Consortium in a phone interview Saturday evening. Hodge, while giving a moment-by-moment explanation of what happened, said leaders from …
…pay for it because we know that the people of the territory, between WAPA, high food and low salaries, and many waiting for retroactive monies to be paid, really cannot take on another burden." The Delegate highlighted the percent…
…This brings solar capacity on the Big Island to 26 megawatts, WAPA Chief Executive Officer Karl Knight said. With a peak energy load of 45 megawatts, solar power can now comprise over half of the energy generated daily for St. Cro…
Newly onboarded WAPA Executive Director Carl Knight explains the causes of power rotations and assures residents that the propane system will be restored by Friday, ending the rolling blackouts on St. Thomas and St. John
…for their assessments will jeopardize the Commission’s operations. “WAPA has not paid its 2024 annual assessment, creating a budget shortfall of $1.3 million,” Ms. Setorie reported. She told lawmakers that the outstanding amount a…
…Despite the new generators having been touted for years as key to WAPA’s thrust for increased energy efficiency and lower operating costs, a question by PSC ex-officio member Senator Carla Joseph revealed that work had been stalle…
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