WAPA Board Unanimously Approves Acquisition Of New Generators For St. Thomas Power Plant; Unit Overhaul Expected By End Of 2017
- Staff
- November 17, 2016
ST. CROIX -- In a special meeting Wednesday, the governing board of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority approved changes to the utility’s generation strategy, paving the way for stabilizing power generation and introducing new generators to the Randolph Harley power plant on St. Thomas, by the end of 2017, W.A.P.A. made known via press release late Wednesday. “Our retooling of the Authority’s near-term generation action plan stems from continued research and discussion with industry experts regarding the best options to stabilize the power plant, making it more efficient and allowing us to offer more reliable service for our customers,” said Julio A. Rhymer, Sr., Executive Director of W.A.P.A. According to the release, the revisions to the plan call for the procurement and financing of three seven- megawatt units along with a heat recovery system that will provide an additional seven to ten megawatts of electrical power. The new units, which will produce a combined 28-30 megaw...
