Standard for Power Quality and Reliability in Electric Power Systems, Consultation Document, ES 06/2023
The Bahamas Telecommunication Company (“BTC”) has reviewed the Utilities Regulations and
Competition Authority’s (“URCA”) Electricity Sector (“ES”) Consultation Document Standard for Power
Quality and Reliability in Electric Power Systems, ES 06/2023, issued 27 September 2023 (the “ES QoS
CD”). Due to the importance of power quality and reliability to BTC’s day-to-day operations, it herein
offers its comments on the ES QoS CD.
As URCA is aware, power is a critical input for Electronic Communications Sector (“ECS”) service
providers such as BTC. To provide high quality and reliable ECS services to customers throughout The
Bahamas, ECS service providers in turn require high quality and reliable power from ES service
providers. Consequently, any regulatory measures URCA proposes to take to better promote and ensure
improved power quality and reliability in The Bahamas are strongly supported by BTC.
