Power outage due to reduced production capacity
Kralendijk- October 31th, 2023 – In the late afternoon hours of October 30th, there was a power outage in some neighborhoods in Bonaire. This was due to scarcity of production capacity at the power production facility at Karpata. Due to the fallout of production capacity at the CGB facility, Water -en Energiebedrijf Bonaire (WEB) […]
SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
Kralendijk – September 4th, 2023- Water – en Energiebedrijf Bonaire (WEB) has achieved a significant milestone in the construction project for its new headquarters at Kaminda Djabou. Reaching such a milestone was a cause for celebration for WEB management and staff last Friday. Breaking with the local tradition the WEB CFO Mrs. Joanne Balentien […]
WEB and CGB are working hard to guarantee the continuity of the energy supply for the island of Bonaire and meet unprecedented demand
Kralendijk, August 28th, 2023 – Excessive heat of the last few days is pushing demand to unprecedented levels and putting the energy supply under pressure. As we enter the hottest season of the year, hurricane activity is increasing and the wake of several recent hurricanes leads paradoxically to very low wind speeds on the […]
WEB STARTED WITH THE ASSET INVENTORY PROJECT
Kralendijk, July 12th, 2023 – Digital asset inventory is instrumental for WEB’s grid modernization plans. In the first week of July until the end of October 2023, Water – en Energiebedrijf Bonaire (WEB) together with team members of VERICO / eSmart Systems will be taking the inventory of all WEB’s infrastructure on the island of […]
Reduction electricity rates during second half of 2023
Kralendijk, June 22nd 2023 – The variable electricity rates will be reduced by USD 0.0554 per kWh as of July 1, 2023. This is the result of reduced fuel costs for electricity production. This reduction applies to the variable usage rate and to the rate for Pagabon. The fuel costs that Contour Global Bonaire (CGB) […]
Unprecedented high temperatures for this time of year
Kralendijk 6. 6. 2023, – The extremely high temperatures experienced very early in the year this year are driving increased demand for both water and electricity. They also create a number of problems in business operations. At the moment, the batteries and partly wind production capacity are also out of operation because installations are being […]
WEB Bonaire invites the community of Bonaire to participate in their customer satisfaction survey
WEB BONAIRE INVITES THE COMMUNITY OF BONAIRE TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY. Kralendijk, June 1st , 2023 — In the period from June 1st to June 22nd , 2023, Water en Energiebedrijf Bonaire (WEB) will conduct research into the quality of water and electricity services on Bonaire. WEB Bonaire invites the community of […]
Expansion of capacity for the production of drinking water
Kralendijk, May 17, 2023 – Water and Energy Company Bonaire (WEB) informs the people of Bonaire that a contract has been signed on May 15, 2023 with the company IDE Water technologies Ltd. (IDE) for the expansion of our water plant in Hato. The contract is for two (2) additional units of Sea water […]
Announcement rates for electricity and drinking water as of January 1st 2023
Kralendijk, December 21st, 2022, – Water- en Energiebedrijf Bonaire N.V. (WEB) announces that the rates applicable from January 1, 2023 have been determined and published. Every year, the rates that the producer is allowed to charge to WEB and the rates that WEB is allowed to charge to customers are determined and announced by […]
Update about last week’s power outage November 24th , 2022
Kralendijk December 2nd – As is well known, the island of Bonaire was affected by a system wide power outage (event) due to technical failure around 3:00 PM on Thursday November 24th. After completely restoring the electricity service to the island, the technical teams of Water -en Energiebedrijf Bonaire (WEB) and Contour Global Bonaire (CGB) […]
