WILLEMSTAD – By means of this press release the Bureau Telecommunication & Post (hereinafter to be referred to as: the Bureau) provides further information on the background of the recently adapted tariffs for water and electricity as per January 1, 2016, as resolved by the Council of Ministers. This tariff adjustment concerns the monthly adaptation of […]
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Tariffs for electricity and water January 2016
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Association for Sustainable Energy begins legal proceedings against the government
WILLEMSTAD – Reducing feed-in tariff can have as result that customers will be looking for alternatives such as wind turbines and solar panels. The Association for Renewable Energy has begun with legal proceedings against the country Curaçao. The association disagrees with the content of the advisory report from the Bureau of Telecommunications, Post and Utilities […]
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Aqualectra presents plans for this year
WILLEMSTAD – During a recent press conference Aqualectra’s Director Darick Jonis presented the plans for 2016. If everything goes as planned, the financial statements of 2015 will be completed in April. Also, the construction of the new building should take place this year, the wind farm will be expanded, the ‘smart meters’ implemented and the […]
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Gasoline another 2 cents cheaper
WILLEMSTAD – According to unconfirmed information next week Tuesday, gasoline on the island will go from 1.31 guilders per liter to 1.29 per liter. This is certainly good news for the pockets. Diesel price remains virtually unchanged at 96 cents per liter. The price of propane gas also remains the same, 40 guilders for a […]
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Electricity deficit Aqualectra
WILLEMSTAD – The local utility company Aqualectra wants the consumers to take into account that the company is having a lower power production than normal. This means that there are shortages causing power outage in various parts of the island. Reasons are that there is less wind than normal and maintenance of the installations. The […]
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Aqualectra emphatically denies rumors about a possible blackout on the island
WILLEMSTAD – The utility company Aqualectra stated in a press release that it has taken notice of a message spread through social media that is speculating that at any time there will be a complete black out in Curaçao. Through their press release, Aqualectra wants to emphatically deny this erroneous speculation and informs the community […]
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Problems with electricity production and distribution continues
WILLEMSTAD – The utility company Aqualectra informs that the works at its diesel plant on the refinery property and the gas turbine at Mundu Nobo has not been finalized yet. This brings with it that the planned capacity for today had to be adapted. Concretely this means that if there is no sudden change in […]
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Gasoline and diesel drop in prices again
WILLEMSTAD – The price of a liter of gasoline will drop again on April 5 by almost 5 cents. Starting Tuesday, drivers will pay 1 guilder 24 and a liter. The liter price of diesel drops sharply. From 97 cents to 88 cents per liter on that same day. The price of electricity is going […]
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Aqualectra warns for power outages
WILLEMSTAD – Their will be power outages in the coming days. This is according to a warning emitted by the utility company Aqualectra. Perhaps the company will have to apply their switch on and off system in various neighborhoods this week. This is due the unforeseen maintenance work at the CRU plant. Thus there is […]
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Gasoline 15 cents more expensive, water and power cheaper
WILLEMSTAD – It was inevitable: after months of lower gasoline prices, now drivers have to pay 15 cents more starting May 3. Gasoline price goes from 1.24 guilders per liter to 1.39 guilders per liter on Tuesday. Diesel price remains the same, 87 cents per liter. Propane gas remains the same in price. A large […]
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More green energy at Aqualectra
WILLEMSTAD – Aqualectra is making more use of wind energy. The proportion of green electricity is higher in the total supply of electricity. Currently it’s at 23 percent. The construction of five new wind turbines at Tera Kòrá will increase that to 35 percent. Curacao consumes daily 130 megawatts of electricity. Most of it is […]
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Aqualectra: Insufficient power reserve
WILLEMSTAD – The utility company Aqualectra does not have sufficient power capacity. Starting today the company will probably apply the switch on and off system during peak hours. This is according to the company in a press release. The precarious situation is caused by maintenance work on a plant with a capacity of 20 MW […]
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Aqualectra: “Fraudulent sub contractor must pay!”
WILLEMSTAD – Three contractors have committed fraud with water and electricity meters. They may no longer perform work for the utility company Aqualectra. This was recently announced by the Aqualectra director Darick Jonis. The utility company, which is going through some tough times producing enough electricity, indicated that it wants one of the companies where […]
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Gas and utility prices are going up again
WILLEMSTAD – Starting this Tuesday, July 5th, the gasoline at the pump station will be nine cents more expensive. Drivers will then pay 1 guilder and 64 cents per liter. This is the same with diesel, which will go up by 5 cents to 94 cents per liter. Propane gas price remains the same, 40 […]
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After intervention union, peace between CIS and Aqualectra
WILLEMSTAD – There is peace between Curaçao Industrial Services (CIS) and the utility company Aqualectra. This is the result of an intervention from the union UGTK/Cadmu recently. “It was a delicate situation between the two companies,” said the representative of the union, Wendell Meulens. As was reported recently Aqualectra decided to suspend its relation with […]
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Government Schotte: Mismanagement at Aqualectra and RdK
WILLEMSTAD – There was a serious case of mismanagement at both the public companies Aqualectra and the Refineria di Korsou (RdK), which is the Curaçao Oil Refinery, during the Schotte-cabinet. This is the conclusion of the civil investigation into the policy and affairs of both companies. The mismanagement was caused entirely “because politics has directly […]
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Situation Aqualectra delicate; there is not enough operating reserve
WILLEMSTAD – The utility company Aqualectra informs that the situation with the electricity supply system is delicate. The reason is that there is still not enough operating reserve. For this reason, the company will not discard the possibility of using the switch on and off system during the hours of the day depending on the […]
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Faction leaders condemn mismanagement public companies
WILLEMSTAD – Several faction leaders in parliament agreed that those responsible for the mismanagement at public companies Aqualectra and Refineria di Korsou (Curaçao Oi Refinery) at the time of the government Schotte should be held accountable. This mismanagement has left millions of guilders unaccounted for. Independent Member of Parliament Omayra Leeflang wants the government, in […]
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Let it hurt: It’s not only Gerrit Schotte
The report on the mismanagement of the public companies gave Schotte’s enemies a good stick to beat him with. Unfortunately, his enemies forgot that those things that were mentioned in the report could not have happened if Helmin Wiels and Charles Cooper did not cooperate with Gerrit Schotte’s policies. With this, I want to say […]
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Former Prime Minister Ys: “Those responsible for mismanagement public companies should be placed on black list”
WILLEMSTAD – The government must create a blacklist of the names of those responsible for mismanagement at public companies as members of the supervisory board or as members of the management team. This is according to the former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles Etienne Ys. These people should never work for the government again, […]
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