💧 Water and Power · St. John, VI
WAPA board approved fuel, generation and St. John resiliency actions at emergency meetings
Official document: https://www.viwapa.vi/docs/default-source/2023-pr/press-release---viwapa-emergency-board-meetings-overview.pdf?sfvrsn=2f43871e_3
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said its governing board held two emergency meetings during the week before June 4, 2024, and approved a series of actions involving fuel supply, generation work at the Randolph Harley Power Plant and electrical service issues on St. John.
WAPA said the board approved an extension of an asset transfer agreement with Vitol and a short-term fuel supply agreement with the company. The authority also said it began a request-for-proposals process to seek a long-term fuel partner.
The board also approved a settlement agreement with Wartsila to remobilize and complete commissioning of Phase 2 of the Randolph Harley Power Plant generation project. WAPA said the agreement, once fully executed, would allow work to resume on generator installation and commissioning, along with a 9-megawatt battery energy storage system.
At the meetings, the board also discussed electrical service vulnerabilities on St. John following extended disruptions there. WAPA said board members were briefed on corrective actions needed to improve service consistency and directed staff to estimate the cost of those actions before board meetings scheduled for June 2024.