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Having participated in the now two-year-old BLPC Rate review process, the representatives of the Coalition of Cooperatives are not surprised at the recent ....
We are pleased to share with you the summary report provided to our members on the ongoing BLPC Rate Hearings as at August 30, 2023. After nearly two years, ....
Barbados Light and Power Company (BLPC) customers will have to wait a few more months to know whether they will have to pay higher electricity rates.At the conclusion of a 15-day Fair Trading Commission (FTC) hearing on the utility company’s application for a hike in basic electricity rates on Friday, tribunal chairman Dr Donley Carrington told Barbados TODAY customers should not expect a ruling before December.He explained that the panel had to wade through “tons” of oral and written information from the BLPC, the five intervenors, the Public Counsel and various witnesses before reaching a decision.All the intervenors gave closing arguments on Friday, except the team of Tricia Watson and David Simpson who have decided to include their comments in the additional written submissions which all parties are required to hand into the FTC by October 28.Lead attorney for the power company Ramon Alleyne, King’s Counsel was the first to present, contending in his near one-hour submissio ....
The COVID-19 virus has struck at the electricity rate hearing on Monday forcing all of the intervenors, the lead attorney for Barbados Light and Power Company (BLPC) Ramon Alleyne, KC, and some senior members of staff to go online for the session.They joined the proceedings via Zoom after the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), which is hearing the BLPC’s application for a basic rate increase, agreed to conduct the case using a hybrid format. The decision to go online came after several intervenors tested positive for the virus.Before taking evidence today, Dr Donley Carrington, who is chairing the hearing, issued a statement informing all parties that the commission had received information this morning which indicated that “certain persons had requested to be able to join this hearing in a virtual format”.“The commission,” Dr Carrington added, “has decided that today we will be having this meeting in a hybrid format so that persons who would feel more comfortable joining onlin ....