BEC Invests $105 Million in Oil-Fired Power Plant on Abaco

by Larry Smith

Despite efforts to move towards a renewable energy future, the government's energy chiefs are investing $105 million of scarce public funds in an oil-fired power plant that will be able to meet demand on the island of Abaco for decades.

The plant is being built on a 25-acre site in the pine forest about 14 miles south of Marsh Harbour by MAN Diesel Canada. It will feature four state-of-the-art heavy fuel oil generators that will produce 48 megawatts of electricity.