The V.I. Water and Power Authority board on Wednesday approved agreements with a propane supplier untied from Vitol and extended a lease with Aggreko LLC for use of its propane operating units. The moves take effect as WAPA's standoff with propane supplier Vitol continues into December. WAPA has said it would run out of propane by late Nov. or early December, and would have to implement rotating blackouts if a deal was not reached, or if it failed to secure another propane supplier. On Tuesday, WAPA announced that it successfully arranged a shipment of diesel enabling normal power production at the Randolph Harley Power Plant in St. Thomas and the Richmond Power Plant on St. Croix, an indication that its impasse with Vitol continued. Even so, WAPA said that due to the shift of operations to 100 percent diesel, "there will be sole reliance…
The V.I. Water and Power Authority announced late Tuesday that it has successful arranged a shipment…
The V.I. Water and Power Authority announced this week that it has cut cost by $22,000 a month after…
The V.I. Water and Power Authority on Thursday dropped an illegal mask mandate the authority had in…
WAPA Fears Rotating Blackouts in December as…
Ernice Gilbert November 16, 2022Vitol, the V.I. Water and Power Authority's propane supplier has suspended fuel deliveries to WAPA,…
Unable to Refinance or Pay Off Debts, WAPA Continues…
Elesha George October 28, 2022The V.I. Water and Power Authority moved forward with a number of extensions that will allow it to continue…
WAPA Remains 'In Survival Mode' and Would 'Run…
Elesha George October 20, 2022The cash flow of the V.I. Water and Power Authority has been on a roller coaster ride, and just as you…
'Please Stop,' Says WAPA Chief After Customers…
Elesha George October 20, 2022The level of animosity towards staff who work at the V.I. Water & Power Authority has reached an unacceptable…
With strong winds and rain during what was then Tropical Storm Fiona pounding St. Croix Saturday night into Sunday, many residents were caught off guard not by the storm, but by the V.I. Water and Pow...
The CEO of the V.I. Water and Power Authority said Governor Albert Bryan's promise to transform St. Croix into 100 percent solar, in a move aimed at reducing the cost of power for Virgin Islanders is...
The V.I. Water and Power Authority Governing Board met Thursday and voted to unanimously approve a number of items on its agenda, including a $3.19 million project for Marco St. Croix to complete cons...
The V.I. Water and Power Authority's newest CEO, Andrew Smith, will face questions on Monday, August 1 from V.I. Consortium's Ernice Gilbert, as Mr. Smith seeks to introduce himself to the USVI commun...
The V.I. Water and Power Authority said Sunday it is taking steps to contain the sargassum problem affecting water production on St. Croix, with the island consuming between 2.7 and 2.8 million gallon...
The V.I. Water and Power Authority announced Friday thirty of its employees graduated from a rigorous 3-year PowerLine Workers Apprenticeship Program to become fully certified electrical lineworkers. ...
Senators who make up the Committee on Finance voted Tuesday not to permit the V.I. Water and Power Authority to erect a wind turbine facility expanding its renewable footprint in St. Thomas, contendin...
The V.I. Water and Power Authority governing board on Sunday authorized WAPA to purchase a power generation unit from General Electric that officials say will save the authority money and give it owne...
Residents in the St. Thomas-St. John District on Friday were subjected to rotating power outages following a major failure at the Randolph Harley Power Plant. According to the V.I. Water and Power Au...
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