Bahamian government puts electricity sector management in private foreign hands

Bahamas Deputy Prime Minister Phillip Davis

Years of losses and inefficient service provision under the country’s home-grown Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) have finally compelled the Bahamian government to set aside what it says is an altogether “unsustainable” operation and agree to cede management responsibility for power supply to an expatriate company.

The government disclosed earlier this month that it was entering into a management contract with