Utility company Aqualectra taken to court
WILLEMSTAD - Dynaf Caribbean, together with Bredenoord from the Netherlands, which supplies emergency power generators, are taking the local utility company Aqualectra to court. They are filing a lawsuit against More...
Aqualectra to acquire Aggreko’s generators
WILLEMSTAD - Not local businesses, but British Aggreko will supply generators to the utility company Aqualectra. That was the result of a recent public tender procedure held by Aqualectra to construct a new diesel More...
Aqualectra to generate power again with generators
WILLEMSTAD - The utility company Aqualectra is going to open a generator park in the area of Mundu Nobo. Due to the extreme heat on the island, the demand for electricity is high. Aqualectra has trouble meeting More...
Several neighborhoods without power due to broken cables
WILLEMSTAD - Several neighborhoods on the island were without power this morning. Due to heavy winds caused by what remained of the tropical storm Bret, several cables were damaged. Neighborhoods in the eastern More...
Aqualectra warns about issues with electricity supply
WILLEMSTAD - Aqualectra warns that there are issues with their electricity supply. The utility company has problems with three turbines. One of them was irreparably damaged and needs to be replaced. The other two More...
Aqualectra requests external assistance for repair faulty machines
WILLEMSTAD - About 10 foreign technicians are currently in Curaçao to help the utility company Aqualectra in repairing the broken machinery for the production of electricity. This is to improve, as quickly as possible, More...
Problems at CRU: several areas without power
WILLEMSTAD - Different neighborhoods on the island were without power last night and the night before. The reason for the power outage was because the gas turbine at the CRU plant was not able to supply enough electricity. More...
Power outage in some areas of the island due to capacity shortage
WILLEMSTAD – Yesterday at around 2pm there was an electricity capacity shortage at the utility company Aqualectra. The reason was the high demand during the day. A demand that is not normal during this time of More...
Electricity situation is stable again
WILLEMSTAD - Aqualectra announces that the electricity situation is stable again. Last week there were problems with the electricity supply because many machines were in maintenance. This is the reason why the More...
Aqualectra: Insufficient power reserve
WILLEMSTAD – The utility company Aqualectra does not have sufficient power capacity. Starting today the company will probably apply the switch on and off system during peak hours. This is according to the company More...
