BARBADOS LIGHT & POWER CO. LTD. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO ESTABLISH CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION RIDER (CETR) MECHANISM TO RECOVER THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION PROGRAMME

 

BARBADOS

 

No. FTC-0002/20 BL&P-CETR-20200619

 

IN THE MATTER of the Fair Trading Commission Act, Cap. 326B of the Laws of Barbados;

 

AND IN THE MATTER of the Utilities Regulation Act, Cap. 282 of the Laws of Barbados;

 

AND IN THE MATTER of the Utilities Regulation (Procedural) Rules, 2003 and the Utilities Regulation (Procedural) (Amendment) Rules, 2009;

 

AND IN THE MATTER of an Application by the Barbados Light and Power Company Limited for Approval to Establish a Clean Energy Transition Rider Mechanism to Recover the Cost Associated with the Clean Energy Transition Programme Pursuant to Section 16 of the Utilities Regulation Act, Cap. 282 of the Laws of Barbados.

 

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that:

 

The Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (“the Company”) has filed an Application to the Fair Trading Commission (“the Commission”) for Approval to Establish a Clean Energy Transition Rider Mechanism to Recover the Cost Associated with the Clean Energy Transition Programme Pursuant to Section 16 of the Utilities Regulation Act, Cap. 282 of the Laws of Barbados (“URA”).

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN THAT:  

In exercise of its powers under Rule 37 of the Utilities Regulation (Procedural) (Amendment) Rules, 2009 (URPR), the Commission has determined that the hearing of the Application shall be by way of WRITTEN HEARING ONLY, pursuant to procedural directions to be issued by the Commission at a later date. During this hearing, only those persons who have submitted a letter of intervention in accordance with the criteria as set down in the URPR will be entitled to participate.

 

INVITATION TO INTERVENORS

 

Any person who wishes to intervene in the proceedings is hereby notified that they must submit a letter of intervention to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 9th, 2020. The letter of intervention must comply with the provisions of Rule 7 of the URPR, which amends the Utilities Regulation (Procedural) Rules, 2003.

 

Copies of the said Application and supporting documents may be viewed here .

 

Copies of the URA, the Fair Trading Commission Act, the Utilities Regulation (Procedural) Rules 2003 and the URPR relating thereto may also be viewed here.

 

Dated the 23rd day of September, 2020

Cherie Jones

General Legal Counsel/Commission Secretary

Fair Trading Commission