The South Rivers Power Station owned and operated by the St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC), will be officially reopened at a ceremony this Friday October 19, 2018.
The South Rivers Plant was the first hydro station that was built in St. Vincent and commenced operations in 1952.
It is one of nine plants owned and operated by VINLEC.
Rehabilitation work commenced in 2016 and formed part of VINLEC’s Hydro Rehabilitation Project which is one of the largest capital projects in the history of the Company and was completed at a cost of approximately twenty million dollars.
The first phase of this project was restoration of the Richmond Power Station.
The commissioning phase of the South Rivers Plant started in July and was completed in August. A team from VINLEC’s Engineering Division worked on the final phase of the project along with representatives from Gilkes, a UK based Company that specialises in hydropower projects.
Friday’s ceremony will take place at the Power Station compound from 3pm and will hear addresses from Prime Minister and Minister of Energy-Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Chairman of VINLEC’s Board of Directors Ms. Rene Baptiste, VINLEC’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Thornley Myers and Manager Engineering, Dr. Vaughn Lewis
