WILLEMSTAD – Aqualectra holds the members of the sports foundations Sedreko and FFDK (Fundashon Fasilidatnan Deportivo Korsou) jointly and severally liable for the debt of around 900,000 guilders that these foundations have at the utility company. Aqualectra has sent a letter to the private address of each of the directors and not the address where […]
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Aqualectra holds board members jointly and severally liable
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Aqualectra is going to renovate 140 km of water pipes
WILLEMSTAD – The utility company Aqualectra will renovate water pipes in various areas on the island. This is in response to the many complaints about the quality of the water. Users have been complaining about the color of the water in their areas. There were also complaints about the taste, leakage, households without water and […]
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Official notification adjustment rates water and electricity
WILLEMSTAD – Through this publication, the Government of the Country of Curaçao announces that the rates for electricity and water shall be adjusted as per 1 April 2015. The current and new rates are listed in the table available here Bekendmaking Water & Electra Eng (1). In April 2015 fuel costs have increased compared to March […]
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Thursday no water or low water pressure
WILLEMSTAD – In different neighborhoods on the island, there will be no water or low water pressure this coming Thursday from 22:00 till 04:00. The utility company Aqualectra will perform some work on the water distribution grid. This includes the following areas: Goede Hope, Mahuma, Romar, Kura Piedra and Seru Fortuna. Here are the other […]
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Starting June 1 no more cash payments at Aqualectra
WILLEMSTAD – Starting June 1 of this year, customers cannot use cash at the offices of the utility company Aqualectra. This was announced by the company today. “Starting that day you will only be able to pay your utility bill using your bank card or checks,” said Aqualectra spokesperson. The company carries out this line […]
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Government adjusts retail prices for fuel, propane, water and electricity
WILLEMSTAD – The Government of Curaçao, through the Bureau Telecommunication and Post has just announced the new retail prices for the products Mogas 95, Gasoil LSD, LPG 100 lbs and LPG 20 lbs, shall be adjusted as per 5 May 2015. In view of the frequent fluctuations in the international oil prices, the government feels […]
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Gas prices will go up as of tomorrow
WILLEMSTAD – The gas price goes up again. 9 cents per liter. Starting tomorrow, Tuesday customers will pay 1 guilder and 71 cents at the gas station. The price of diesel will also go up. But that is only by 1 cent. A liter of diesel will cost 1 guilder and 15 cents. The price of […]
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Curaçao pays 30 million guilders in Non-Revenue Water due to bad administration
WILLEMSTAD – Almost half of the Aqualectra’s Non-Revenue Water (NRW) comes from a bad administration. This is contained in a report published by Vitens Evidens International (VEI), which conducted a research on the utility company here in Curaçao. Almost a third of all the water produced by Aqualectra is lost. Now it appears that one […]
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Demolition Aqualectra plant Mundu Nobo
WILLEMSTAD – The Aqualectra plant at Mundo Nobo will be demolished in August this year. The plant has been used since 1948 for the production of water. From 1957, electricity has also been generated and water desalinated. Since early this year, however, the company has used the membrane filtration system for our drinking water. This […]
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Aqualectra hopes to own RO water production units
WILLEMSTAD – Utility Company Aqualectra will very likely take over the Reverse Osmosis (RO) units at Mundu Nobo from General Electric, when the contract expires in 2017. This is according to the utility company’s director, Darick Jonis. Last October, the new production unit of General Electric was taken into operation to supplement the water production […]
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Power outages due to technical problems at utility company
WILLEMSTAD – Due to a technical problem with an installation of the Curacao Utilities Company (CUC), several neighborhoods were without power yesterday afternoon. This was reported by the utility company Aqualectra. Around 14:25 pm the power went off. The fault was repaired between 15:00 and 16:00. The interference caused such a critical situation in which […]
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Aqualectra’s policy of not accepting cash is illegal
WILLEMSTAD – Since June this year, costumers of the utility company Aqualectra have not been allowed to pay their bills with cash. According to lawyer Bertie Braam this is illegal because the Antillean guilders is a legal tender. “As long as the customer pays the bill in guilders, Aqualectra is obliged to accept the cash,” […]
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Aqualectra must invest in new water plant
WILLEMSTAD – In 2018 the utility company Aqualectra will have to invest in a new reverse osmosis water plant. Currently there are two plants at Mundu Nobo, which supply Aqualectra with water. The contracts with both plants will expire on September 12, 2018. The Minister of Finance, Dr. Jose Jardim indicates that if Aqualectra has […]
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Gasoline price plummets by 40 cents
WILLEMSTAD – The Ministry of Finance has announced that the prices of fuel and electricity will go down next month, while water will become more expensive. Gasoline will be much cheaper, by no less than forty cents per liter. Drivers are now paying 2.01 guilders per liter. Next month it will be 1.61. Diesel will […]
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Curaçao government supports Isla in case of 75 million
WILLEMSTAD – The Government supports the oil refinery Isla and various stakeholders in the lawsuit that the refinery has filed to lift the garnishment of 75 million guilders claimed by environmental groups and citizens living under the Isla smoke. This is according to the government in a written statement. Raul Henriquez, secretary of the Council […]
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Gasoline cheaper: 1.49 guilders per liter
WILLEMSTAD – Gasoline becomes cheaper again next month. The price dips below the magical limit of 1.50 guilders. A liter of gasoline at the pump costs starting Tuesday, 1.49 guilders, which is 12 cents cheaper than the current rate. Even diesel is slightly cheaper by 4 cents. The price for a liter of diesel comes […]
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Water and electricity 1 cent more expensive
WILLEMSTAD – Both water and electricity prices will increase very light in price starting December 1 of this year. Currently a consumption of 250 kilowatt hours costs 49 cents per kilowatt hours. Starting on the above mentioned date this will be 50 cents per kilowatt hours. This is an increase of 1 cent. The price […]
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Tariffs for electricity and water December 2015
WILLEMSTAD – The Bureau Telecommunication & Post (to be referred to hereinafter as: the Bureau) by means of this press release gives further information on the background of the recently adapted tariffs for water and electricity as per 1 December 2015, as resolved by the Council of Ministers. This tariff adjustment concerns the monthly adaptation […]
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Aqualectra: “Christmas decorations vandalized”
WILLEMSTAD – Aqualectra worries about the Christmas lights and decorations in the city. These have been vandalized in several places right after installation in downtown Punda and Otrabanda. People have also taken some LED lamps home. Even cables were stolen. Besides vandalism, the general public appears to be guilty too. A lot of people are […]
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Free water and electricity for the underprivileged
WILLEMSTAD – PNP-member and Member of Parliament, Humphrey Davelaar advocates for free water and electricity for the less fortunate on the island. This is especially for the months of December, January and February. Davelaar submitted this request in a letter to the Minister of Finance Dr. José Jardim as the one who is responsible for […]
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