💧 Water and Power · U.S. Virgin Islands
WAPA broke ground on three underground electrical projects on St. Croix
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority held a groundbreaking ceremony on St. Croix on April 14, 2021, for three electrical undergrounding projects in Golden Grove, Midland and at the Wilfred “Bomba” Allick Port and Transshipment Center.
WAPA said the projects involved burying overhead power lines, transformers and other electrical equipment.
The authority said the work was part of a broader plan to upgrade the territory’s electric system over the next three to five years. Other projects cited by WAPA included new generators on St. Thomas and St. Croix, added solar and wind generation, electrical microgrids with battery storage, and the installation of more than 8,000 composite poles.
Officials attending the ceremony included Gov. Albert Bryan Jr., Lt. Gov. Tregenza Roach, Senate Vice President Novelle E. Francis Jr., WAPA Board Chairman Anthony D. Thomas, Office of Disaster Recovery Director Adrienne L. Williams Octalien, V.I. Housing Finance Authority Director Daryl Griffith, and contractors V.I. Paving, Vivot Equipment Corporation and J. Benton Construction.