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The Bermuda Electric Light Company has been awarded a $4.5 million government contract to replace the street lights throughout Bermuda with light-emitting diodes, or LED, luminaires. The contract was announced in Tuesday’s Royal Gazette. Among the ad...

Belco is achieving “abysmally low” returns — and utilities elsewhere in the world posting similar results are in danger of bankruptcy. That is the view of Walter Higgins, chief executive officer of Belco’s parent company Ascendant Group Ltd. Mr Higgi...

Belco is preparing to ask energy regulators for permission to raise its electricity prices. The imminent rate filing to the Energy Commission to change basic tariffs comes after Belco’s parent company Ascendant Group Ltd announced a fifth consecutive...

A loud bang and a billow of smoke reported in the area of Belco’s plant along Cemetery Road, Pembroke was caused by a gas turbine engine shutting down unexpectedly. “The cause is under investigation and the engine will remain out of service for inspe...

Belco has begun celebrate its third annual Occupational Health, Safety and Environment Week starting today. The awareness week demonstrates the Belco’s commitment to promoting a healthy, safe and environmentally conscious work environment, and coin...

Traffic in Paget may be affected tomorrow as Belco crews and landscapers work to clear trees. According to a Belco spokeswoman, crews from both the energy company and Brown & Company Landscaping will be working in the areas of Rural Hill and Tribe Ro...

The Belco Cup is reverting to four teams when the 2015 competition is held next month, Bermuda Cricket Board have confirmed. The popular early-season tournament which involved the top four teams from the previous season since it began as the Premier ...

Native and endemic species are being planted in Warwick near Southlands by Belco, the power generating company is advising the public. Landscape gardening company Brown & Company Ltd is doing the work in the vicinity of Southlands in Warwick. The nat...

Belco wishes to advise motorists that crews will be doing emergency work to repair an underground cable on Middle Road in Warwick, near the entrance to Belmont. Work will commence after 9.30am on Monday and is expected to take most of the day. Traffi...

Ascendant, the parent company of Belco, has appointed Mark Takahashi as chief financial officer and senior vice president. The company’s former CFO, Christopher Coelho, resigned from the position last August but served as an advisor on regulatory mat...

Belco has informed motorists of a road closure in Devonshire this evening. The section of Parsons Lane between Old Military Road and Orange Valley Road will be closed after rush hour tonight until approximately noon Thursday. It is being closed for ...

The average electricity bill could rise by as much as $8 a month as a result of Government’s hike in fuel duty, according to Belco. The company says the fuel increase of five cents a litre announced in the Budget will mean the customs duty it pays on...