The St Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) is continuing to subsidize the Fuel Surcharge Rate on electricity bills.
VINLEC announced in January this year, that it would subsidize the Fuel Surcharge Rate applicable on electricity bills, after the Company’s hydro facilities were damaged during the December Trough System.
Communications Officer Tamara Job-Sprott says over the past five months VINLEC has spent 3.5 million EC dollars subsidizing the Fuel Surcharge Rate.
Meanwhile … Mrs. Job-Sprott says work to restore the damaged Hydro Stations is continuing.