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URCA Consultations

ES 08/2023 – Guidelines for the Inspection of Licensees in the Electricity Sector

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

ES 07/2023 Generation Licence Consultation Document

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

ES 06/2023 Standard for Power Quality and Reliability in Electric Power Systems

As service quality regulation is still evolving, a lighter touch to service standards is being adopted in those sectors where competition is maturing. However, in those sectors where industries are operating in monopolistic markets such as The Bahamas, the service standards being imposed by [URCA] are intended to ensure that

ECS 11/2023 2023-2026 Draft ECSP Consultation

The purpose of this consultation, therefore, is to invite comments from interested persons on the draft revised ECS Policy. When completed, this policy document will reflect the Government’s overall plans for the ECS in The Bahamas, and input from all key stakeholders received in response to this consultation will be

ECS 10/2023 URCA ECS Consultation Revised 2023 Consumer Protection Regulations

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (‘URCA’) issues this consultation document on its proposed revisions to the Consumer Protection Regulations (ECS 19/2013) for the electronic communications sector (ECS). The Consumer Protection Regulations (‘Regulations’) were originally published on 30 December 2013 followed by revised document referred to as Version 1.0.1 published

ECS 06/2023 5G Public Consultation

In this Consultation Document, URCA now presents its findings and insights obtained from the engagment with stakeholders and sets out its recommendation and next steps. URCA invites all interested persons to respond to this Consultation Document. Figure 6 below illustrates URCA’s objectives in conducting this consultation process. URCA invites responses

ES 02/2023 Bakers Bay Utility Limited Proposed Tariff Amendment Consultation Document

The purpose of this Consultation Document is to present URCA’s analysis of Bakers Bay Utility Limited’s (BBUC) tariff amendment proposal in accordance with the principles, methodologies and procedures outlined in URCA’s tariff regulatory framework (ES 07/2021)1 and to elicit input from all stakeholders. URCA invites comments on this document from

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