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The Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BL&P Co.) is a wholly owned subsidiary of

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Caribbean and currently the sole

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utility provider in the country of

Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...

. It started operations on 17 June 1911. The company claims it has over 100,000 customers. The fuel provided is natural gas and fuel oil.

Generation

The company operates three power generating plants: * Two located in the Parish of St. Michael: One situated (north of the Deep Water Harbor) along the Mighty Grynner Highway, a second on Bay Street (at The Garrison.) * A third is located in Seawell, Christ Church at the

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. Other power generated substations located were: *the Belmont Road Substation in Belmont Road, St. Michael; *the Central Substation in Haggatt Hall, St. Michael; *the Kendall Hill Substation in Kendall Hill, Christ Church; *the Maynards Substation in Maynards, St. Peter; *the Whitepark Road Substation in Whitepark Road, St. Michael; *the Carrington Substation in Carrington, near Hampton, St. Philip, *the Carmichael Substation in Carmichael, St. George; *the Arch Hall Substation in Arch Hall, St. Thomas; *the Carlton Substation in Carlton Road, St. James; *the Sion Hill Mini-substation in Springhead Road, Sion Hill, St James; *the Regency Park Mini-substation in Regency Park, Bartletts, Christ Church; *the Trents Substation in Trents, St. Lucy; and *the Warrens Substation in Warrens, St. Michael.

Current

Power is transmitted at 24 kV, which is then distributed at 11 kV and consumed at 115/200 volts or 115/230 volts (residential), 230/400 volts (commercial), or 11,000–24,900 volts for industry at a frequency of 50

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. Electricity rates in Barbados are claimed to be some of the highest in the

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. However, the company is currently in the process of negotiating a direct undersea pipeline of Natural Gas from

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through the Eastern Caribbean Gas Pipeline. BL&P is also engaged in a long-term study of the feasibility of creating a

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off the North coast of

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. The Barbados Light & Power Co. is a member of the

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...

based, Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC), and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) based in

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, USA. The Barbados Light & Power Company celebrated its 100th Centennial Anniversary Birthday on 17 June 2011 with the slogan "Electricity: powering our nation since 1911."

References

External links

The Barbados Light & Power Company Limited Official websiteHistory of The BL&P Co.
Electric power companies of Barbados Energy companies established in 1911 Non-renewable resource companies established in 1911 Public utilities established in 1911 1911 establishments in Barbados Emera {{Company-stub

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