FTC probing claims connected with BL&P 2019 outages

Fair Trading Commission (FTC) is currently investigation matters related to the nationwide electricity outages in November 2019.

Being considered are the service delivery, damage claims and customer compensation.

It is all part of FTC’s extensive investigation into the nationwide electricity outages. The FTC reported that is has commenced the review of supplementary documents submitted by the Barbados Light and Power Company Limited (BL&P).

These additional documents were received subsequent to the BL&P’s issuance of its response to the Commission’s Preliminary Findings Report, which was completed in June 2020. The BL&P’s more recent submissions are critical to the Commission’s assessment of the conditions that contributed to the outages. Therefore, this information will be incorporated into the final Findings Report, which the Commission continues to work assiduously to conclude.

The Commission’s investigation involves the review of the circumstances which contributed to the outages, as well as the mitigation measures engaged and response undertaken by the BL&P. The Commission is also assessing whether the occurrence of the outages breached the Utilities Regulation Act, CAP. 282 or any other law which the Commission administers; or the Commission’s BL&P Standards of Service Decision 2018-2020. (BGIS)