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Historic IA Signing BEWU-BPL

Historic IA Signing BEWU-BPL

  September 10, 2021  NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Bahamas Power and Light Company Limited (BPL) is pleased to announce the signing on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, of the historic Industrial Agreement (IA) between the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) and BPL. This groundbreaking agreement is the first IA signed by BPL since the Company took over management of the electrical utility…

BESS Contracts Signed

BESS Contracts Signed

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…

BPL Statement On Industrial Action

BPL Statement On Industrial Action

    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…

BPL, Statement On Outage Investigation

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…

BPL CUSTOMERS SWITCHING TO DIGITAL

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

There Is A Plan: BPL Chairman Discusses Strategic Plan

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

Excerpts from CEO on Generation & Load Shedding

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…