Bahamas Electricity Corporation

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The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) is a government corporation that provides electricity to all of the Bahama Islands except for Grand Bahama. The corporation operates 30 generating plants in 25 island locations, with 100,000 customers and a peak capacity of 438 MW.[1] Most of the stations use diesel engines; a large gas-turbine plant is installed at the Blue Hills Power Station.[2]

Bahamas Power and Light

The BEC has a subsidiary in Bahamas Power and Light (BPL), which serves customers in New Providence and the Family Islands.[3] As of 2023, BPL provides 83% of the power, 535 megawatts, in the Bahamian grid.[4]

History

BEC was founded in 1956 by the passing of Electricity Act.[5]

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