I sort of agree with Reality Check. The only way to do this is to sell both generation & distribution to 1 or 2 private companies. It would be preferable to have some competition in the sector as well. Here in Florida, we have Florida Power & Light and Progress Energy as the largest power suppliers that do both generation & distribution with other smaller regional providers. The example of the wsc & cwco relationship is also partially correct, but my belief is that the government really needs to sell the distribution side to CWCO or another private firm so government is not involved in either of these State-Owned Corporations. I contend that is one of the reasons why the government did not want to approve the cwco/npdc deal since that would allow their joint venture to provide not only the bulk water supply for western NP, but the water distribution business as well. This would likely demonstrate how inefficient WSC is at managing the distribution of water and generating revenue from the customer base. There are very few examples of financially profitable and financially stable State-Owned operations anywhere in the world in this day in age.

Seriously? It is truly amazing that BEC has 'excess power' in Abaco where they have routine blackouts, both 'scheduled' and 'unscheduled' due to an inadequate transmission distribution system and power lines from the new Wilson City power plant to all of Abaco and the Cays. Maybe BEC should figure out how to have a reliable power system and grid for all of Abaco before they consider adding in East End. While they should have plenty of generating capacity at the Wilson City plant, it does no good if you cannot transmit the power to the customers.