Tag: Cayman Brac Power and Light Company
Domestic light bill subsidy extends to year-end
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has announced a three-month extension to the Electricity Assistance Programme (EAP) until the end of the year to help the public cope with what would otherwise have been a significant leap in monthly bills. Even though we can expect the next three months to be cooler than the last three […]
Lightning strike cuts power on Little Cayman
(CNS): Cayman Brac Power and Light Company worked Friday morning to restore power for its customers on Little Cayman after a lightning strike cut electricity across the entire island. The Little Cayman Clinic was closed for regular appointments and officials said they were only able to offer emergency medical treatment until power was restored. Jonathan […]
Residential fuel costs capped at 15 cents per kWh
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has announced the start of a fuel cost credit to residents across all three islands who use between 101 and 2,000 kilowatt-hours per month capped at $0.15 per kWh, no matter how high fuel factor costs get over the summer months. Anticipating a sharp increase in power costs, the CIG […]
Dart finally buys Brac Power & Light
(CNS): Dart Enterprises has finally acquired Cayman Brac Power and Light Company, pending approval from the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg). The sale of the company that supplies electricity to both Sister Islands to Cayman’s largest investor and landowner has been on the cards for some 18 months.
Brac power company says it won’t run out of fuel
(CNS): With multiple cases of COVID-19 preventing a tanker from unloading its fuel destined for the Sister Islands, the local electricity provider, Cayman Brac Power and Light Company has posted a notice on its social media pages reassuring customers that it has enough diesel to last another eleven days on the Brac and four weeks […]
Dart and CBPL silent over potential sale
(CNS): Officials from the Dart Group have neither confirmed nor denied rumours that have emerged on social media that the islands’ largest property developer is buying the Cayman Brac Power and Light Company. In response to questions from CNS, a communications manager from Dart said they would not comment on any potential business deal.