The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said Thursday it has awarded three federally funded contracts to complete the installation of additional resilient composite poles in the St. Thomas – St. John district. The poles, to be installed in locations where electrical facilities cannot be undergrounded, are one component of a major transformation of the Authority’s electric system which aims to create more durable electric grids over the next three to five years, WAPA said. Composite poles have an eighty-year life span and are designed to withstand sustained wind speeds of up to 200 miles per hour. Currently on St. Thomas there are 800 composite poles including 253 on Water Island, and an additional 1,500 are scheduled to be installed over the next three years. On St. John, 1,000 composite poles have been previously installed, and 600…
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said Wednesday it applied for and was awarded federal funding…
WAPA on Thursday evening announced that its governing board authorized Executive Director Lawrence J.…
The St. Thomas-St. John ferryboat operations are facing monumental financial headwinds as a result of…
Bills Aimed at Forcing Change at WAPA, Including…
Maxiene K. Cabo September 16, 2020A bill sponsored by Senators Janelle Sarauw, Donna Frett-Gregory, Kurt Vialet and Kenneth Gittens to…
WAPA Contemplating Reinstatement of Disconnection…
Ernice Gilbert September 11, 2020Regardless of whether the current Covid-19 state of emergency is renewed by Governor Albert Bryan when…
WAPA Urging Customers to be Watchful When Conducting…
Staff Consortium September 04, 2020WAPA on Friday reminded its customers of the need to remain vigilant when responding to emails regarding…
WAPA Says its LPG Terminal at Richmond Power…
Staff Consortium September 04, 2020Beginning on Friday morning and continuing through Monday afternoon, the fuel terminal which provides…
The governing board of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority voted Tuesday to approve an increase of $.5 cents in the per gallon price of propane fuel. The increase, which WAPA says will have n...
The governing board of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority has authorized the negotiation and execution of contract arrangements for post-disaster services, WAPA said Monday. In an emergency...
ST. CROIX — WAPA said Friday that it may implement a short-term rotating power schedule on St. Croix this afternoon and into the evening as operational challenges continue at the Richmond Power Plan...
Personnel at the Estate Richmond Power Plant on St. Croix have determined that an electrical fault resulting from downed service lines on Feeder 2A led to a shutdown of the plant, and for customers, a...
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority power plants at Estate Richmond on St. Croix and Krum Bay in St. Thomas fared well in the recent weather system with no interruptions to power producti...
In an emergency meeting on Friday, the V.I. Water and Power Authority Governing Board approved repairs to a generating unit on St. Croix and the conversion of a leased generator on St. Thomas to burn ...
During a Thursday Committee on Rules and Judiciary hearing, lawmakers approved Bill 33-0210, an Act that establishes a minimum educational criteria for the Virgin Islands Water Authority Governing Boa...
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said Tuesday that it has entered into a $75 million contract with Wartsila for the engineering, procurement, and construction of four new generators, and a...
Lawmakers who participated in Friday's Committee of the Whole hearing were treated to a lack of straightforward responses from Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority testifiers. The Committee of the...
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