The Independent Regulatory Commission (IRC) says work is ongoing to develop the regulatory framework for electricity in Dominica.
Executive Director of the IRC Lancelot McCarsky told a media interview this week, the procedures for establishing rates have been completed and will be approved at the next board meeting next month.
“We are asking all persons with generators to get in touch with us and to fill out some forms that we have so that we can prepare a register. A register is important because we have a commitment to the environment of Dominica. We have to assist in ensuring that the environment is taking care of and we think that general willy-nilly will do harm to the environment,” he added.
The IRC is also seeking to have persons with generators above 20 Kilo watt register.
“The reason for this is because the [Electricity Supply] Act says we have to license generators 20 kilowatts and above. We have received some applications, but surprisingly most of the large generators have not applied for a license and have not submitted applications for registrations,” he said.
McCarsky said if the IRC has to contact these persons on a face to face basis, it will do so.
The government has no business that I can imagine regulating private backup generators
However, I could be wrong…
Why does the government say it must now regulate small private generators?
Shouldn’t the government be concerned with preventing utility monopolization?
Shouldn’t the government be eagerly working to populate the island with both sustainable utility facilitation?
let me say this here and now. I will not REGISTER my honda generator that i bought in Guadeloupe after hurricane Lenny. { the hurricane that came the other way} It is only used aft er major storms like hurricae Dean when power is out for a few days. Why the heck do i need to register my genset ? STOP hiding behind the environment to do Dominicans meyshanstay. ITS SAD THAT A GOVERNMENT THAT WAS POPULARLY ELECTED BY POOR DOMINICANS WOULD GIVE A GREEDY , RIP OFF COMPANY THE UPPER HAND OVER THE SAME POOR UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE WHO THEY PLEDGE TO PROTECT. Change that law. Do not have people to register their little stand by generators. Where in the free world do people have to do such b.s.? Get rid of this law. IT WAS ONLY ENACTED BY U.W.P. TO GIVE DOMLEC THE RIGHT TO SKIN POOR DOMINICANS ALIVE. MWEN PAKA WAYGISTAY UN PATAT.
Fact : If IRC is really concerned about the pollution of the environment by electrical producers, then have a look at the air pollution caused by the Fond Cole Power Station of DOMLEC.
Fact : The new Asphalt Plant will produce tonnes of air pollution.
Fact : A single car produces more pollution than a small generator.
Fact : Staff members of IRC have made their careers at DOMLEC.
Fact : IRC “needs to know “-campaign started at the same time as the Guaranteed Standards Agreement between IRC and DOMLEC. A coincidence ?
Fact : The register would be very valuable to DOMLEC. They need to know because i.e. it could be “very dangerous” to have DOMLEC power and a generator as backup. So get rid of your generator!
Welcome to the real world.
Utility monopoly is the worst thing for any consumer!
Dominica would do well to get moving on sustainable energy alternatives!
Why would they apply? Every time govt. wants to regulate it translates into fees or charges. Domlec at this point can’t supply everyone on the island and has rotating outages. So why penalize people that are off the grid? The electricity rates are on the high side.
There are generators that don’t pollute. What this looks like is the carbon or green house tax scenario coming down the pike.
“We are asking all persons with generators to get in touch with us and to fill out some forms that we have so that we can prepare a register. A register is important because we have a commitment to the environment of Dominica. We have to assist in ensuring that the environment is taking care of and we think that general willy-nilly will do harm to the environment,” he added.
Nonsense!!! Are you serious?
What developing a register of generators have to do with taking care of the environment. Come out straight and tell the people your true intentions. You want to have the register so you can have people pay for licenses so that DOMLEC can maintain its monoploy to generation of electricity.
This protection of the environment is just a smoke screen that the IRC is putting up. You think they would be looking out for the consumers but they are nodding heads with DOMLEC instead. Big business just cannot stand to see the poor man come up.
THAT ELECTRICITY ACT THERE, THEY SHOULD ERASE IT FROMTHE BOOKS.
DOMINICANS HARDLY USE GENERATORS. JUST FOR EMERGENCIES AND
CONSTRUCTION WORK.
WE NEED MORE COMPETITIVENESS TO REDUCE THOSE RIDICULOUS RATE OF ELECTRICITY IN DOMINICA.