June 19, 2019 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE RE PROPOSE ELECTRICITY SECTOR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) GUIDELINES The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority, (URCA), today published its proposed Alternative Dispute Resolution Guidelines for the Electricity Sector, (ES). The guidelines are issued pursuant to section 41 of the Electricity Act 2015, (EA). The EA enables the further liberalization of the ES, which it is anticipated, will result in a greater number of service providers offering a wider range of electricity services to consumers. As the liberalization of the sector develops, it is likely that there will be a greater…
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) issues this Notice in accordance with Section 8(1)(e) of the Communications Act, 2009 and Section 9 of the URCA Consultation Procedure Guidelines – 04/2017. On 26 March 2019 URCA published on its website Consultation Document – ECS 02/2019 which provided FM radio broadcasters, members of the public and other interested parties the opportunity to submit to URCA written responses to the proposed National Spectrum Plan 2019 - 2022. The consultation period closed on 26 April 2019 and URCA is concerned that it has only received one written response to the Consultation Document. URCA…
The Utilities and Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is the independent regulatory authority with responsibility for the electronic communications sector (ECS) and electricity sector (ES) in The Bahamas. In the electricity sector URCA’s primary role is regulation of the sector in accordance with the goals, objectives, and principles underpinning the national energy and electricity sector policies. These policies mandate the use of renewable energy as a form of generation in The Bahamas. URCA requests proposals for the engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and maintenance of a solar canopy system (SCS) at its carpark located on Frederick Street in Nassau, Bahamas. The…
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) invites interested entities to submit proposals for the provision of audit services. The term of the audit engagement is for three (3) years – reporting on the financial statements for the years ending 31 December 2019, 2020 and 2021. The deadline for submission is 14 June 2019 at 4:00pm A copy of the Request for Proposals may be downloaded here.
