Desal Data News | British Virgin Islands

MEDs retired, SWRO replaces capacity

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00

Hovensa, a joint venture between Hess Oil and Petroleos de Venezuela, SA (PDVSA), said it will close its 500,000 bpd oil refinery and decommission the MED desal units on St Croix in the Virgin Islands next month. The site will…

Temporary SWROs ease water shortage

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00

Seven Seas Water Corporation delivered three SWRO units to the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) this past Friday, and it will deliver three more plants by the end of this week. Each of the containerized units will produce…

Financing closes on water deal

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00

Biwater has finalized a $44 million funding package for a 16-year BOOT agreement with the Government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Under the agreement, which was signed in February 2010, Biwater will furnish 2.3 MIGD (2.8 MGD) of desalted…

First set of appointees

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00

Humphrey Gouverneur has announced that as of the first of January, he has retired as director of production for Aqualectra, Curaçao’s water and power company. He told WDR that he has formed Water and Power Engineering BV, a consultancy will…

Caribbean & South America

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00

The Trini Way: Trinidad’s seawater desalination initiative turned out to be one of 2010’s biggest desal disappointments. Seventeen companies sought prequalification for four Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) projects with a combined production capacity of 65 MIGD (78 MGD), which…

CWCO revenues for quarter ending

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00

Consolidated Water (CWCO) reported that its total revenues declined 18 percent to $12.7 million for the quarter ending 30 June compared to the same quarter last year. All three of CWCO’s business segments – retail, bulk and services – reported…

WAPA will outsource all seawater desal

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00

After completing its evaluation of the six proposals to supply up to 4 MGD of SWRO capacity, the Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority’s (WAPA) board has voted to negotiate a water supply contract with Seven Seas Water. Under the…

WAPA moves to outsource all water desalination to Seven Seas

Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00

The V.I. Water and Power Authority voted Monday to outsource all of its water desalination territorywide to Seven Seas Corp. — a move that is expected to cut its water production costs in half. WAPA Assistant Executive Director Glenn Rothgeb…

21percent increase on CWCO's first quarter earnings

Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00

Consolidated Water (CWCO) announced a 21 percent year-on-year increase in first quarter earnings despite a 7 percent dip in revenues to $15.9 million. The improvement was primarily the result of profit recognized on the equity investment in the Bar Bay…

Florida company audits desal plant

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00

Reports of missing records at the Baughers Bay desalination plant were premature, TSG Water Resources Vice President Dean Bedford said Monday, after news circulated last week that some drawings and maintenance information were not found during an onsite audit. An…

Virgin Islands BOT price correction

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00

Last week’s WDR contained incorrect price information for the re-bid of Water and Power Authority’s (WAPA) proposed seawater desalinaiton plant. The project was bid as a 20-year BOT project with an option for an early, 5-year buyout. The water prices…

Operator hands plant over to Gov’t

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00

Ocean Conversion (OC-BVI), Consolidated Water’s (CWCO) partner in the British Virgin Islands, turned full responsibility for operating the 1.4 MIGD (1.7 MGD) Baughers Bay SWRO plant over to the government at the close of business on 29 March. The plant,…

Evaluation error leads to re-bid

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00

Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority (WAPA) has received responses from six SWRO equipment suppliers after calling for a second round of proposals. The original proposals were rejected because of an error with the evaluation criteria calculation sheet. WAPA re-issued…

Plant upgrade needed to ensure reliability

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00

At least $500,000 – and possibly more than $1.25 million – of repairs are needed to keep the 1.5 MIGD (1.7 MGD) Baughers Bay SWRO plant running. If the wellfields are not rehabilitated, and new high-pressure pumps and membranes furnished,…

CWCO takes bad with the good

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00

A fourth quarter, $4.5 million impairment loss resulting from its British Virgin Islands (BVI) operations adversely impacted what Consolidated Water (CWCO) CEO Rick McTaggart otherwise considered to be "good news" for its 2009 operating results. The write-down occurred as the…