💧 Water and Power · U.S. Virgin Islands
WAPA said APR Energy generator removal would not disrupt St. Thomas-St. John service
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said on March 10, 2020, that APR Energy planned to suspend service on the afternoon of March 11 amid a dispute over the company’s contract with WAPA.
WAPA said it leased three APR generators at the Randolph Harley power plant on St. Thomas. The authority said the removal of those units would not affect its ability to provide continuous electrical service to St. Thomas and St. John because it could rely on propane-fired generators and Authority-owned Units 14 and 23.
WAPA said it had outstanding payments due to APR Energy, but also said APR had failed to have two of its units, 26 and 27, operating on liquefied petroleum gas as required under the contract for two of the three units. WAPA said it accepted the generators at a reduced lease rate.
The authority also said Unit 26 had a history of operational problems and had not been used since November 2019.