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BELCO Celebrates International Women’s Day
Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited [BELCO] is recognising International Women’s Day by celebrating the women of BELCO. A spokesperson said, “BELCO is committed to creating and supporting a diverse, equitable and inclusive company culture and is focused on maintaining the highest standards of ethics and integrity in our relationships with... Read more of this article
BELCO Crews Working To Restore Power
BELCO crews been dispatched and are working to restore power following outages caused by the high winds this evening [March 7], with the outage list showing around 120 customers out as of just before 10pm. The Bermuda Weather Service [BWS] previously issued a Gale Warning valid for late this afternoon until Wednesday morning and noted that “an... Read more of this article
Road Closure To Facilitate Cable-Pulling Work
A “cable-pulling operation” commencing on Thursday [Feb 23] will “result in a road closure for Store Hill Road to be continued by a single-lane closure for Middle Road after that.” A spokesperson said, “Motorists are advised of BELCO cable-pulling operation commencing on Thursday, 23 February, on Store Hill Road at North... Read more of this article
Regulatory Authority Statement On Power Outage
“Such a national inconvenience is never a good thing and the best that can be done now is to use what transpired to reduce the risk of future events,” the Regulatory Authority said following the island-wide power outage on Friday. The Regulatory Authority [Chief Executive Abayomi Carmichael said, “On Friday afternoon, every Bermuda... Read more of this article
BELCO Provide Update On Island-Wide Outage
BELCO provided an update following a “preliminary investigation” into the island-wide outage that occurred on Friday, February 3rd. A spokesperson said, “At approximately 3:20pm an equipment fault occurred at the BELCO central plant, which caused safety mechanisms, designed to protect critical infrastructure and generating assets... Read more of this article
BELCO: Section Of Serpentine Road Closed
BELCO today advised that a section of Serpentine Road will be closed this afternoon in order to carryout necessary repairs to an underground distribution cable. A spokesperson said, “At approximately 4.15 pm on Tuesday, January 31st a circuit tripped which caused an outage impacting approximately nine [9] businesses in the vicinity of Park Lane,... Read more of this article
BELCO Working To Restore Power
[Updating] BELCO crews are working to restore power this afternoon [Jan 14] with power outages occurring in multiple parishes. The BWS had previously issued a Gale Warning and Thunderstorm Advisory, and also issued a Severe Weather Warning valid for this afternoon. Their forecast states, “Severe Weather Warning issued – strong to gale force... Read more of this article
BELCO Monitoring Inclement Weekend Weather
BELCO said that they “are monitoring the weather forecast for this weekend closely, with teams standing by and ready to assist should any impacts be experienced by our customers.” BELCO tweeted the graphic below, saying, “We are monitoring the weather forecast for this weekend closely, with teams standing by and ready to assist should... Read more of this article
BELCO Win Award For Hurricane Restoration
BELCO has been awarded an Edison Electric Institute [EEI] Emergency Response Award for restoration efforts following Hurricane Fiona. A spokesperson said, “Presented to EEI member companies twice a year, the Emergency Response Awards recognise recovery and assistance efforts of electric companies following service disruptions caused by extreme... Read more of this article
BELCO Trenching Work To Resume On Jan 9
BELCO advised that “trenching work associated with its transmission upgrade project will resume in several locations on Monday, January 9th.” A spokesperson said, “Trenching will resume on North Shore Road, Devonshire from Loyal Hill Road to Store Hill on January 9th, 2023, with an expected completion date of July 2023. Traffic will... Read more of this article
RA Announces Decrease In 2023 Retail Tariff
The Regulatory Authority of Bermuda announced that effective January 1, 2023, “approximately 85% of all customers classes will experience a decrease in the 2023 Retail Tariff, which is part of the BELCO bill.” A spokesperson said, “Specifically, on average, residential rates will decrease by 0.25%, commercial rates by an average of... Read more of this article
BELCO To Implement New Rates On Jan 1st
BELCO will implement new rates for all customers beginning January 1st, 2023, and the company said the “average residential customer using 650 kWhs per month will see a $6 decrease in their bill.” A spokesperson said, “Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited [BELCO] will implement new rates for all customers beginning January 1st, 2023.... Read more of this article
