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A mix of energy resources using natural gas as the principal generating fuel came out on top in an evaluation of the options for the future of Bermuda’s electricity supply. This is revealed in the Integrated Resource Plan Proposal, which compares fou...

Public feedback is being sought on a proposed Integrated Resource Plan for the island’s energy sector. The Regulatory Authority of Bermuda announced two town hall meetings as it launched the first stage of public consultation on the document, drawn ...

Consultation on the method to calculate the rate paid to Renewable Energy Metering Scheme participants is under way, the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda has announced. The feed-in tariff is paid by Belco to compensate people who are connected to the ...

This rotten and damaged electricity cable dates back to 1951, the year when the Royal Naval Dockyard officially closed as a British military facility and Earl Cameron made his big-screen debut in Pool of London. After 67 years of service within the i...

Revised plans for a North Power Station at Belco have claimed that work could be completed next autumn — and pave the way to a potential move to natural gas as a fuel source. Planning documents estimate that the construction project will involve arou...

Walter Higgins, the former chief executive officer of Ascendant Group Ltd, has taken on one of the most challenging jobs in the power utility world. The utilities veteran was this week named as CEO of Prepa, the Puerto Rico electricity firm — six mo...

A power outage planned for today is being rescheduled. Belco said the work in Hamilton Parish is postponed due to the high number of weather-related outages overnight. The work will affect Crow’s Nest Hill, Trinity Church Road, Mount Whyndham Drive, ...

Belco has been given approval to build four new generators. The Regulatory Authority approved the company’s application to install four dual-fuel engines with a total power output of 56 megawatts. The company will also build a battery energy storage ...

Belco staff held an emergency meeting to discuss the prospect of industrial action yesterday morning, The Royal Gazette understands. Workers were said to have opposed the possible dismissal of a senior member of staff. All staff were on the job as of...

A winter storm that delivered hurricane-force gusts moved on from Bermuda yesterday, leaving hundreds of residences without power. Yesterday began with close to 3,500 homes in the dark, with more than 500 in the Harrington Sound area where a transfor...

Fierce winds and waves battered Bermuda yesterday as a powerful winter storm swept past the north of the island. Wayne Caines, the national security minister, confirmed that all government offices and public schools would be open today. Mr Caines add...

Harrington Sound Primary School closed today after a power outage. Parents were urged to collect students as soon as possible. The Bermuda Government said electricity was lost after a Belco transformer blew in the Harrington Sound area as a powerful ...