30 January 2016 - Business View Caribbean
pendable, reliable, and cost-effective water and power
to the citizens of the territory.” In order to achieve that
goal, WAPA has consistently explored and implement-
ed innovative and strategic ways of upgrading and/or
replacing the Islands’ legacy power and distribution
systems. “Our biggest project right now,” according to
Hodge, “is the conversion of our generation facilities
from fuel oil to LPG (propane), LNG (Liquefied Natu-
ral Gas), or oil, so they can burn three different fuels.”
The multi-year project, which is nearing completion, re-
cently received its first tanker shipment of propane at
WAPA’s St. Croix terminal. Hodge relates that the con-
version process is being closely watched around the
world and that, ultimately, the huge project will have
“significant savings for the rate payers.”
Additionally, WAPA is aggressively expanding its re-
newable energy options to further offset the territory’s
