Introduction: A Legacy of Transformation The Bahamas Power and Light Company Limited (BPL) is mandated to ensure the provision of electricity throughout the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The fact that The Bahamas is an archipelago presents a unique challenge in delivering electricity to the inhabited islands. Nonetheless, the commitment of the Board of Directors is to ensure that BPL provides…
PRESS STATEMENT TO: MEDIA FROM: BAHAMAS POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY LIMITED (BPL) DATE: JULY 21, 2021 6:30PM SUBJECT: BPL: BESS CONTRACTS SIGNED FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NASSAU, NP – Bahamas Power and Light Company Limited (BPL) announced on Tuesday that, following a rigorous selection process that involved the Ministry of Finance and the Inter- American Development Bank, Finnish energy conglomerate Wӓrtsilӓ…
PRESS STATEMENT TO: GENERAL PUBLIC FROM: BAHAMAS POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY LIMITED (BPL) DATE: JUNE 28, 2021 TIME: 3PM SUBJECT: BPL Statement On Industrial Action FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NASSAU, NP – Bahamas Power and Light Company Limited (BPL) values and appreciates its line staff, many of whom have gone and continue to go above and…
PRESS STATEMENT TO: GENERAL PUBLIC FROM: BAHAMAS POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY LIMITED (BPL) DATE: MAY 25, 2021 TIME: 7PM SUBJECT: BPL, Statement On Outage Investigation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NASSAU, NP – Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd. acknowledges the statement issued by Station A manager and operator Wärtsilä on Friday, May 21, 2021, in which Wärtsilä reported that an…
NASSAU, NP – Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd. (BPL) reported that both the number and percentage of customers who are now paying their bills online have increased in the last year, with a sharp boost over the past few months. Nearly 27,000 customers paid their bills online through various channels last month (May 2020). Whitney Heastie, BPL CEO, said,…
There Is A Plan: BPL Chairman Discusses Strategic Plan The Board of Directors of Bahamas Power and Light Company Limited is cognizant of the challenges faced by Bahamians due to prolonged load shedding and lingering problems with power generation. We know the problems it is causing for homes, and for businesses, for industry, and for families. I want to again…
Excerpts from CEO on Generation & Load Shedding First, we wish to recognize that there exists a perception that our performance as it relates to communication has been not been what it should be. That is one aspect of the current situation that we must take 100 percent responsibility for. However, while we may not have communicated the reality of…
Chairman of the BPL Board of Directors Dr. Donovan Moxey and PR Director K. Quincy Parker appeared with Jerome Sawyer “On The Record” on Thursday last and answered a range of questions concerning the past, present, and future of BPL. Click here to watch the full interview.
NASSAU, NP: Bahamas Power and Light Company Limited (BPL) started moving its new generators on Tuesday night (May 14, 2019) despite the wet and windy weather. We moved two generators on Wednesday night and will move two more on Thursday night with the final generator set to go to Clifton Pier on Friday night. Over the next three weeks, we…
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