Electricity interruption – Planned maintenance 12 and 13 ,12.2024 – Rincon and Tera Cora
Progress of LED Street Lighting on Bonaire: Safety and Sustainability as Priorities
Kralendijk, September, 27 th 2024 – To enhance safety and sustainability on Bonaire, Water -en Energiebedrijf Bonaire (WEB), as project supervisor on behalf of the Public Entity Bonaire (OLB), is currently installing new LED street lighting throughout the island. This project, which involves the complete replacement of 1,000 streetlights, contributes to a safer and better […]
Student council requests action from WEB in a positive way.
Kralendijk, September 25th 2024 – Students from Strea Briante and Rayo di Solo elementary schools have recently taken an impressive initiative through their student council to improve the environment at their schools. In collaboration with their teachers, they wrote a letter to the director of water – en Energiebedrijf Bonaire (WEB), expressing their concerns about […]
WEB restores power outage: Bonaire once again supplied with electricity
Kralendijk, September 12, 2024 – Employees of Water and Energy Company Bonaire (WEB) worked through the night to restore the island’s electricity supply. As announced during the press conference on September 11, 2024, the team was working to locate the cause of the problem. With the help of specialized measuring equipment, the location of the […]
WEB takes action after recent power outages
Kralendijk, Bonaire, September 11th , 2024 – Recently, Bonaire has been confronted with more frequent power outages caused by a combination of factors: an unexpected large increase in electricity consumption due to extreme heat, and infrastructure damage as a result of external construction activities, among other things. The unexpected 15-20% increase in electricity demand has […]
Power supply under control, but critical after technical issues
Kralendijk, September 10th 2024 – After a so-called “Brown Out” in several parts of Bonaire, WEB has managed to partially bring the situation under control. The problem that occurred was not related to a lack of production capacity, but to a problem that occurred on one of the two transportation lines between Contour Global Bonaire […]
Power Outage
Kralendijk, September 10th , 2024 – Last night around 10:00 P.M, a large part of Bonaire was affected by a power outage, commonly referred to as a “Brown Out.” Rincon, Sabadeco, and parts of Hato were unaffected by the disruption. The automatic protection system disconnected one of the main cables that connects the production facility […]
WEB has completed the urgent repair work
Kralendijk, September 3, 2024 – Regarding the power outages on both Monday, September 2, and Tuesday, September 3, WEB would like to provide a follow-up on the situation. In anticipation of the high demand for the upcoming season, WEB opted to carry out urgent repair work on the main cable that was damaged during excavation […]
Power outage in Southern Bonaire due to unexpectedly high energy demand
Kralendijk, September 3, 2024 – Last night, there was a power outage in the southern area of Bonaire, which lasted from approximately 9:00 PM to 2:00 AM. The cause of the outage was an unexpected high increase in energy demand, triggered by extreme temperatures in combination with planned work to expand the transmission capacity of […]
Dutch Defense and WEB Bonaire strengthen cooperation for effective crisis and disaster response
Kralendijk, August 23, 2024 – A Dutch Defense delegation recently visited Water- en Energiebedrijf Bonaire (WEB) to enhance collaboration and improve joint responses during potential disasters and crises. During a tour of the WEB Bonaire water production plant, Dutch Defense representatives discussed operational processes and emergency procedures with the island’s water professionals. This exchange aimed […]
