Higher light bills

. . . but FTC says it will be modest increase for customers

Barbadians are about to face higher electricity bills as the Barbados Light & Power Co. Ltd (BL& P) recovers the cost of fuel needed to operate temporary generator units.

In an October 29 decision, the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) approved BL& P’s application to use the Fuel Clause Adjustment (FCA) to recover the rental and operating costs of 11 megawatts (MW) of Temporary Aggreko generator units.

However...