British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation FACT SHEET & TIPS BVIEC The Ordinance of the British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) came into effect in 1979. The Government of the Virgin Islands is the sole shareholder of BVIEC which is under the portfolio of the Ministry of Communications and Works. Functions: to generate, transmit, supply, distribute and sell electricity throughout the BVI. The of Directors is comprised of a Chairman, five ordinary members and two Corporation’s Board members all appointed by the Cabinet. The BVIEC owns and operates three Power Stations: Long Bush 1 unit, Pockwood Pond 12 units – – and Anegada 6 units. – HISTORY In the The Government of the Virgin Islands public electricity supply provided six hours of 1950’s, electricity per day to 63 customers. This was produced by one 20KW generator. Between 1950 and 1970 the Long Bush Power Station was constructed and three 60KW units supplied 18 hours of electricity per day to 210 customers. Between 1950 and 1970, Long Bush Power Station expanded to three medium speed 1.2MW generators and a 13.2KV bus system. By the end of the to most major areas in the BVI. 1970’s service had been extended In 1972 electricity supply was extended to Virgin Gorda and then later to Jost Van Dyke via submarine cables. On May 23, 1979, the electricity department was converted to the British Virgin Islands government’s Electricity Corporation, an autonomous statutory body. In the a Power Station was constructed on Anegada, offering twenty-four hour service. 1980’s In 1986, the Pockwood Pond site was purchased. Between 1970 and 1990 the Corporation added an additional twelve generating units. The total number of active consumers increased from 1,829 in 1970 to 6,347 by the end of 1989. PHASE I - IV Phase I, 1990 Construction of the Pockwood Pond Power Station with two 3 MW Mirrlees – generators. Phase II, 1995 Installation of two 4.5 MW Wartsila generators at the Pockwood Pond Power Station, – and extension of the 34.5 KV Transmission network to Long Swamp, Tortola. Phase III, 1999 Extension of the Pockwood Pond Power Station, installation of three 6 MW Rolls – Royce units and extension of the 34.5 KV Transmission Network to Virgin Gorda via submarine cables. Phase IV A, 2005 Replacement of one Rolls Royce engine with a 5.5 MW unit and installation of –
British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation FACT SHEET & TIPS BVIEC The Ordinance of the British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) came into effect in 1979. The Government of the Virgin Islands is the sole shareholder of BVIEC which is under the portfolio of the Ministry of Communications and Works. Functions: to generate, transmit, supply, distribute and sell electricity throughout the BVI. The Corporation’s Board of Directors is comprised of a Chairman, five ordinary members and two members all appointed by the Cabinet. The BVIEC owns and operates three Power Stations: Long Bush – 1 unit, Pockwood Pond – 12 units and Anegada – 6 units. HISTORY In the 1950’s, The Government of the Virgin Islands public electricity supply provided six hours of electricity per day to 63 customers. This was produced by one 20KW generator. Between 1950 and 1970 the Long Bush Power Station was constructed and three 60KW units supplied 18 hours of electricity per day to 210 customers. Between 1950 and 1970, Long Bush Power Station expanded to three medium speed 1.2MW generators and a 13.2KV bus system. By the end of the 1970’s service had been extended to most major areas in the BVI. In 1972 electricity supply was extended to Virgin Gorda and then later to Jost Van Dyke via submarine cables. On May 23, 1979, the government’s electricity department was converted to the British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation, an autonomous statutory body. In the 1980’s a Power Station was constructed on Anegada, offering twenty-four hour service. In 1986, the Pockwood Pond site was purchased. Between 1970 and 1990 the Corporation added an additional twelve generating units. The total number of active consumers increased from 1,829 in 1970 to 6,347 by the end of 1989. PHASE I - IV Phase I, 1990 – Construction of the Pockwood Pond Power Station with two 3 MW Mirrlees generators. Phase II, 1995 – Installation of two 4.5 MW Wartsila generators at the Pockwood Pond Power Station, and extension of the 34.5 KV Transmission network to Long Swamp, Tortola. Phase III, 1999 – Extension of the Pockwood Pond Power Station, installation of three 6 MW Rolls Royce units and extension of the 34.5 KV Transmission Network to Virgin Gorda via submarine cables. Phase IV A, 2005 – Replacement of one Rolls Royce engine with a 5.5 MW unit and installation of