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URCA Consultations

URCA 05/2024 – Competition Guidelines

These Competition Guidelines are designed to assist Licensees, and other interested Persons, in understanding how the competition provisions of the Comms Act and the Electricity Act will apply in practice with regards to procedural and substantives aspects and to determine if their conduct complies with these rules. These Guidelines set

ECS 04/2024 Preliminary Determination – Retail Fixed Market Review and Assessment

With this Preliminary Determination, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (‘URCA’) informs Licensees, other stakeholders, and the public in general of its preliminary economic assessment of the competitive dynamics in the retail fixed service market in The Bahamas. In this consultation paper, URCA sets out its preliminary views and proposals

URCA 03/2023 – Revision of the Competition Guidelines

The Competition Guidelines set out URCA’s Competition Policy and are intended to assist Licensees, and other interested persons, in understanding how the competition provisions would apply in practice with regards to procedural and substantives aspects, and to determine if their conduct are complying with these rules. They also provide guidance

URCA 03/2023 Revision of the Competition Guidelines

The Competition Guidelines set out URCA’s Competition Policy and are intended to assist Licensees, and other interested persons, in understanding how the competition provisions would apply in practice with regards to procedural and substantives aspects, and to determine if their conduct are complying with these rules. They also provide guidance

ES 14/2023 – Guidelines for the Inspection of Licencees in the Electricity Sector

In exercise of the powers and duties conferred upon it by Section 38(3)(c) of the Electricity Act, 2015, (“the EA”) the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) hereby issues the following guidelines. These guidelines may be cited as the “Guidelines for The Inspection of Licensees in the Electricity Sector” (the

ES 13/2023 Guidelines for the Inspection of Licencees in the Electricity Sector

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) hereby issues this Statement of Results and Final Decision further to its public consultation on Guidelines for the Inspection of Licencees in the Electricity Sector – ES 08/2023 (“the Consultation Document”), published on 16 November 2023. The primary purpose of regulatory inspections is

ES 11/2023 – Generation Licence

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (‘URCA’) hereby issues this Statement of Results and Final Decision further to its public consultation on Generation Licences – ES 07/2023 (“the Consultation Document”), published on 06 October 2023. Any person engaging in the generation of electricity in The Bahamas requires a licence1, unless

ES 09/2023 Standard for Power Quality and Reliability in Electric Power Systems

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (“URCA”) is empowered to issue technical rules and standards to advance the sector policy objectives. 1 This includes, but is not limited to, standards of service, quality and safety of electricity service and equipment for the protection of electricity consumers. 2 Electricity suppliers are

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