Last week in the House of Assembly Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham announced that he had ordered the corporation to restore the services of delinquent customers on the condition that they pay at least one month’s bill.
More than a year ago, Prime Minister Ingraham ordered BEC to immediately restore the electricity supplies of all residential consumers who had their supplies disconnected for failing to pay their bills in full.
More than 5,000 people benefited from the relief effort.
In a press release Tuesday BEC invited residential and commercial customers whose electricity supplies have been disconnected or are about to be disconnected to make arrangements with the corporation to have their electricity restored or to avoid disconnection.
However, the new policy requires that residential customers pay their last month’s bill and enter into an agreement to repay the remaining balance over the next three years.
The corporation noted, however, that new billings must also be kept current.
Meantime, commercial customers whose electricity supplies have been disconnected or whose electricity supplies are about to be disconnected, will be required to pay 10 per cent of the arrears or their last month’s bill, whichever is the greater, and enter into an agreement to repay the remaining balance over the next two years.
BEC also noted that all company documents required for commercial accounts should be "in good order."
The country’s only electric company encouraged both commercial and residential customers to implement energy efficient practices in their businesses and homes, as "conservation is key."
