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Directors at under-fire power firm Belco are prepared to meet union and government representatives to try to end industrial action at the firm. A spokesman for Ascendant Group, Belco’s parent company, said the board wanted talks to end a work-to-rule...

Union workers at power firm Belco imposed a work-to-rule yesterday in the wake of controversial management departures. The Electricity Supply Trade Union has demanded the return of the four Bermudian non-unionised staff, and the removal of two top ma...

Power firm Belco has asked permission to create an electric vehicle showroom and workshop in one of its buildings. The showroom is planned for an existing building at the junction of Cemetery Lane and Serpentine Road in Pembroke. A planning applicati...

Dear Sir, The purpose of this letter is to concur with, and add to, the letter by Ashmead Ali published September 4 entitled “Watt? Belco surcharge needs looking into”. I would like to further explain the impact of the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda...

Union members staged a protest outside the headquarters of Belco yesterday after three staff were made redundant. The action came after three marketing and communications staff lost their jobs at parent company Ascendant last week, when their roles w...

The head of under-fire power company Ascendant said yesterday controversy over redundant staff was “the most mentally draining” experience of his professional career. Sean Durfy was speaking after three marketing staff lost their jobs at the parent ...

The home affairs ministry stepped into a row last night about three redundancies at power firm Ascendant. The move came after three Bermudian marketing staff lost their jobs last week at Ascendant, parent company of Belco, and their roles were outsou...

Three staff members have been made redundant at Ascendant Group following the outsourcing of its marketing and communications department to design and marketing company Cosmic Limited. A further two vacant positions at Ascendant have also been axed. ...

The Regulatory Authority has asked the public for input on what should be the service standard for energy providers. Drafts of the Service Standards have been published online to help the public have a “meaningful role” in the process. Aaron Smith, R...

Belco is inviting the public to give their views on its proposed grid code. Under its transmission, distribution and retail licence, the power utility is required to develop a grid code for approval by the Regulatory Authority. The grid code is inte...

Dear Sir, Now that concerns have been aired in the media about Belco’s policies towards those with solar installations, I would like to add my two cents’ worth. When Belco first started paying for power sent back to the grid, their facilities charge ...