Following a number of views expressed by consumers, electricity providers and other stakeholders concerning the cost, organisation and continuity of the power supply in TCI,
the Turks and Caicos Islands Government has decided that now is as good a time as any good to consider the scope for improving the effectiveness of the regulatory
framework.
To this end, the TCIG engaged the services of Oxera, an internationally recognised consultancy with expertise in power and resource regulation, who has worked on similar
matters with island communities elsewhere in the world. They will undertake the review during August and September.
Two specialists from Oxera are visiting the TCI initially this week and will meet with stakeholders including TCIG ministries, power providers and consumer groups on Grand
Turk and Providenciales.
There will be further opportunities for more detailed submissions and discussions with the specialists later in August, when comments from the public, consumers and other interested parties on all islands will be sought.
The District Commissioners will be important focal points for gathering the views from the communities they serve. Details of the opportunities for oral and written representations from the public and other stakeholders
will be publicised during the course of this month (August).
