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Pembroke Central MP Jason Hayward issued the following statement regarding ongoing complaints about pollution from Belco: Over the last two weeks, I have attended three separate community meetings organized by residents who have concerns regarding t...

Power firm Belco has to do more to to tackle pollution that affects its neighbours, the Premier said today. David Burt added: “It is crystal clear that Belco must do more to address the concerns of residents. “In this instance, where there is actual...

Pollution levels around the Belco power station are to be monitored by environmental officials after complaints from residents in the area. The Department of Environmental and Natural Resources said a mobile air-quality monitoring station, bought by ...

Ageing smokestacks at the Belco power station that were blamed for pollution are to be shut down by the end of the year, the company revealed yesterday. Belco said the decommissioning should cut down on discharges that have blighted the lives of neig...

Pollution from the Belco power station was condemned by householders in the area yesterday — including a veteran environmentalist who has highlighted the problem for decades. Gary Hayward, a lifelong resident of Twin Lane Place, which overlooks the p...

Pembroke residents have called for action over pollution from Belco’s newest generator. Doris Wade, who lives near the plant, said that while the company has offered to clean water tanks and roofs, a long-term plan was needed. She said: “Like quite a...

Firefighters today responded to an alarm at the Belco power plant. Fire crews reported finding smoke in a switching room at the plant on Pembroke’s Serpentine Road, but no fire. It was discovered that a faulty pull station had activated and extinguis...

Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited (BELCO) today provided an update on operations and information for customers with the announcement that Bermuda will enter Phase 4 of the COVID-19 restrictions on July 1st. As of July 1st, BELCO will resume no...

Power firm Belco has apologised after soot from its plant landed on nearby homes. A Belco spokesman said: “We would like to sincerely apologise for this incident and undertake to quickly do everything we can to mitigate the impact to the surrounding ...

Traffic has been diverted from South Road in Paget because of a downed wire near the Ice Queen restaurant. A police spokesman said just before 5pm that the road had been blocked with westbound traffic diverted onto Stowe Hill and eastbound traffic ha...

The Ministry of Public Works wishes to inform motorists and pedestrians that there will an extension to the two road closures presently in place for the construction of the North Power Plant at BELCO. The roads remaining closed are: • Tribe Road # ...

Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited (BELCO) today provided an update on operations and information for customers now that Bermuda has entered Phase 3 of the COVID-19 restrictions. BELCO’s head office at 27 Serpentine Road will be open from Monda...