Tag: CUC
CUC begins testing new solar facility
(CNS Business): Grand Cayman’s power provider is just a few weeks away from officially opening Cayman’s first ever solar farm. Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) said in a statement today that it has started testing the facility in Bodden Town. Commissioned in partnership with solar project developer Entropy, the renewable energy 5MW facility is expected to […]
CUC opens up more CORE capacity
(CNS Business): The new utilities regulator has approved the allocation of two more megawatts of capacity for CUC’s Consumer-Owned Renewable Energy (CORE) programme as the 6MW previously allocated has reached its limit. Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) said that customers will have access to only 1MW right now; the second megawatt will be released before the […]
Power outage from George Town to Frank Sound
(CNS): CUC customers from George Town to the eastern districts were without power Thursday morning, as Grand Cayman’s electricity provider is experiencing a technical outage, though the company has not indicated what the problem is. In a short notice, CUC said crews were working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible.
West Bay faces day long power cut in wake of crash
(CNS): UPDATED 6pm – CUC restored power to most of West Bay by around 4pm Tuesday. A major single-vehicle smash in the early hours of the morning not far from Cemetary Beach destroyed at least one CUC pole. The collision caused a major power outage in the area, as the power provider worked to repair and […]
New generator keeping customers connected, says CUC
(CNS): Grand Cayman’s power provider, Caribbean Utilities Company, has stated that now the teething problems with its new generator have been ironed out, it is keeping customers connected. But a power outage for several hours in the Red Bay area of George Town last week, which got CNS readers hot under the collar as air […]
CUC earnings boosted by hot weather
(CNS Business): Sales were up by 7% for CUC during the second quarter of 2016, the firm has reported. While this was partly due to a slight increase in customer numbers, the main factor was the warmer weather, as the average temperature for the period was up by almost a full degree and people turned […]
CUC calls in experts over BT power cuts
(CNS): Grand Cayman’s power providers has called in experts in order to help address technical problems with its Bodden Town circuit. CUC told CNS that the BT15 circuit that feeds the Northward and Lower Valley areas has sustained seven full circuit outages this year and five of them were in June and one in July. […]
New generator to cut costs, firm-up supply
(CNS): A new generator at Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) will help the local power supplier meet the growing demand for electricity at a reduced cost and, despite being diesel-powered, in a more environmentally friendly way. The 40-megawatt generator was described by officials as the most efficient diesel power plant in the Caribbean when it was […]
CUC sends out wrong bills and cut-off notices
(CNS): Some of CUC customers have been sent incorrect bills and disconnection notices as a result of what officials said was an unexpected failure during the billing process. Following enquiries by CNS, a spokesperson for Grand Cayman’s monopoly power provider said certain customers who received e-bills last week should be aware that CUC cancelled and […]
Pole fire causes WB power cut through night
(CNS): Around 1,700 CUC customers in West Bay were without power for varying periods Wednesday night in the second major outage in the last five days. The supply was cut at 7:24pm due to a pole fire in West Church Street but it was not until after midnight Thursday that customers close to the fire […]
CUC cleared for base rate increase on bills
(CNS): Electricity bills will be going up next month on Grand Cayman after the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) approved a base rate hike of 0.1%. CUC customers can expect to see an increase of a few cents on their monthly bills, officials said in a release confirming the price increase. The energy charge component on […]
