The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority
Corporate Communications
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Jean P. Greaux, Jr., Director of Corporate Communications
340-774-3552 extension 2147 or 340-244-7330
communications@viwapa.vi / www.viwapa.vi
WAPA GOVERNING BOARD HOLDS SPECIAL MEETING THURSDAY
The governing board of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority will hold a special meeting on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at noon. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held at the Authority’s Al Cohen administrative offices on St. Thomas.
1. CALL TO ORDER AND QUORUM
2. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
3. ACTION ITEMS:
a) PR-04-20 – Randolph Harley Power Plant Expansion General Construction, St. Thomas, USVI
b) Land Purchase from Virgin Islands Port Authority
4. ADJOURNMENT
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority is an autonomous agency of the Virgin Islands Government which produces and distributes electricity and drinking water to residential and commercial customers in the territory. WAPA was created by the Fifth Legislature of the Virgin Islands in 1964 through Act No. 1248. Today, WAPA generates electrical power at production plants on St. Thomas and St. Croix, and distributes electrical service through smart grids to customers on St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John, Hassel Island, and Water Island. Potable water is distributed to almost 13,000 customers through water lines and standpipes. WAPA also has the responsibility of installing and maintaining street lights.