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WAPA Receives Long-Awaited Army Corps Of Engineers Permit For St. Thomas Propane Project

ST. THOMAS -- The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said it was elated to finally be in receipt of the long awaited permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) that allows progress to continue on the marine side of the LPG project at the Randolph Harley Power Plant, and to develop an off shore vessel mooring off of St. Thomas., a press release WAPA issued this afternoon has made known. The permit allows WAPA to improve, enhance and convert the existing fuel pier at the Harley plant and offshore vessel mooring, to use LPG as the primary source of fuel for power generation, according to the release. WAPA Executive Director Hugo V. Hodge, Jr. said that with the permit in hand, the Authority contacted its marine contractor Orion, authorize permission for remobilization, and commenced discussion on scheduling out the project. “All components of the marine work that had been dependent on the permit approval will now move forward. Some of the work to be done includes the develo...