The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) issues this Statement of Results and Final Decision on its “Consultation on: Types of Licences and Exemptions for The Electricity Sector in The Bahamas – ES 05/2017” document (“the Consultation Document”) in exercise of its powers under section 38(3)(c) of the Electricity Act, 2015 (“EA”). URCA published the Consultation Document on 16 August 2017, and established 25 September 2017 as the closing date for the submission of responses. URCA did not receive comments from any industry stakeholders at the initial close date for responses and therefore extended the deadline to 31 October 2017…
On 12 December 2016, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) published a Preliminary Determination and Initial Decision (ES 04/2016[1]) in respect of its Review and Proposed Revision to Bahamas Power and Light Limited’s (BPL) Small-Scale Renewable Generation Plan (SSRG). This document constitutes URCA’s Statement of Results and Final Determination to the Public Consultation. URCA, as the independent regulator for the Electricity Sector (ES) in The Bahamas, issues this Statement of Results and Final Determination pursuant to section 38(3)(a) of the Electricity Act, 2015 (EA). The Electricity Act confers on URCA the power to implement the National Energy Policy (NEP)…
Today, URCA published its 2017 Annual Report and 2018 Annual Plan. An Oral Hearing to discuss said reports will be scheduled for a later date. Click here to download the full document.
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) will once again lead the Bahamas’ observation of the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) International “Girls in “ICT” Day. The ITU invites its member states worldwide to celebrate the 4th Thursday of April each year as International Girls in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Day. This ITU initiative began years ago and has been endorsed by its 170 member states. This year the Day will be observed on Thursday 26 April, under the theme ‘Expand horizons, change attitudes’ in Freeport, Grand Bahama. As member of ITU, the United Nations agency for telecommunications, The Bahamas…
