The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) is pleased to publish its Draft Annual Plan and Budget for 2022 (URCA/2022). This document outlines: A brief review of URCA’s achievements in 2021:URCA’s focus areas and key priorities for 2022;URCA’s key projects for 2022, including its planned consultation schedule for the year;A series of the key performance indicators which URCA shall use to measure its performance during the year; andURCA’s budget for the upcoming financial year. The Draft Annual Plan can be found here. URCA invites and welcomes comments and submissions from members of the public, licensees and other interested parties on…
NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS (01 October 2021) The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) announced that it has finalized the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Scheme for the Electricity Sector (ES). The ADR Scheme applies specifically to licensees who have been issued a Public Electricity Supplier License (“PESL”), Authorised Public Electricity Supplier License (“APESL”), or Independent Power Producer License (“IPPL”). In accordance with the Electricity Act, 2015 (EA), URCA is mandated to establish an ADR scheme to resolve disputes between licensees and independent power producers. Through various drafts and consultation, the Regulator is pleased to publish the ADR Scheme for use. As…
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) invites interested persons to submit proposals for services to conduct surveys of the Pay Television and Radio Broadcasting markets in The Bahamas. It is URCA’s objective to obtain empirical data that can provide representative parameters on the listening and watching habits of consumers and their opinions on the quality of available services and programming provided to consumers over pay-tv and radio in The Bahamas. The deadline for submission of proposals is no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, 6 September 2021. A copy of the full RFP and TOR may be downloaded below:…
