In response to recent inquiries regarding the NPS BELCO offers the following statement:
BELCO’s Managing Director, Nadir Wade said: “Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited (“BELCO”) has been serving Bermuda reliably for over 119 years and continues to support approximately 36,000 customers island wide.
As Bermuda’s electricity provider, we recognise that our operations may impact the lives of residents living next to land that is zoned for industrial operations. In July BELCO was notified that 15 homes experienced impacts related to emissions. We responded swiftly to mitigate those impacted customers including painting roofs, washing cars, and power-washing properties. We’ve been working over the past several years to balance providing Bermuda with reliable electricity production while being better neighbours. The concerns of our immediate neigbours are understandable, and we continue to take them very seriously.
Since the commissioning of the North Power Station, we have actively communicated with nearby residents, including the Bermuda Clean Air Coalition. We engage in regular walkabouts and direct meetings, including participating twice in Constituency 17’s Saturday morning clinics to discuss residents’ concerns, and send letters to the community as recently as last week. We are committed to transparency and responsiveness and want our neighbours to know that remediation efforts are in place and ongoing.
Bermuda’s long‑term energy strategy contemplates electricity production from alternative fuel sources as a transition away from Bermuda’s reliance on heavy fuel oil to produce electricity on island. Any transition to an alternative fuel source would aim to reduce emissions and soot fallout.
Our phased mitigation efforts—which include technical upgrades to engines, odour control enhancements, filtration improvements, and operational adjustments—have resulted in significant reductions in fallout and odour incidents. These efforts are ongoing and are being optimised continuously.
BELCO’s management and Occupational Health, Safety & Environment (OHSE) teams engage in open dialogue with neighbours and are responsive to their concerns. The Company also remediates any impacts on neighbouring properties as quickly as possible.
Detailed information and progress updates are accessible via our website. We will continue to listen, take action to improve our operations and mitigate any impacts.
If any property owner believes they have been impacted by BELCO operations, they should contact the OHSE team by visiting the website belco.bm or calling 295-5111.”
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