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
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
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
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
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
Standard for Power Quality and Reliability in Electric Power Systems
In May 2023, URCA published its “Invitation for Comments and Contributions on Battery Storage Integration” (ES 03/2023) with a view to receiving input and comments from interested stakeholders on the matter of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)2. In this document, URCA provides the findings from its investigations to gain a
URCA is issuing this consultation in furtherance of Section 32 of the EA anent the “Inspection of Public Electricity Suppliers in the Family Islands” and section 40(6) of the EA regarding the inspection of “any electrical installation or apparatus of BPL or any other public electricity supplier”. The procedures, as
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) releases its Consultation Document on its Generation Licence regime. This Consultation Document is a continuation of the licensing regime that URCA established in 2018, wherein URCA signaled its intent to develop a Large Self-Supply Licence and a Transmission and Distribution Licence. However, rather
