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Bahamas Power and Light

Logo: Bahamas Electricity Corporation, PD, via Wikipedia4

Government electricity provider in the Bahamas

The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) is a government corporation that provides electricity to all of the Bahama Islands except for Grand Bahama. The corporation operates 30 generating plants in 25 island locations, with 100,000 customers and a peak capacity of 438 MW. Most of the stations use diesel engines; a large gas-turbine plant is installed at the Blue Hills Power Station.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • Industryelectric power industry1
  • HeadquartersBahamas, Bahamas1
  • Websitewww.bplco.com
  • Legal formRegular (Local) Company3
  • LEI984500E5DF8ACEB799883
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressBaillou Hill and Tucker Road, Bahamas, Bahamas3
  • Registered withRegistrar General Department of the Bahamas, 640233

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The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) is a government corporation that provides electricity to all of the Bahama Islands except for Grand Bahama. The corporation operates 30 generating plants in 25 island locations, with 100,000 customers and a peak capacity of 438 MW. Most of the stations use diesel engines; a large gas-turbine plant is installed at the Blue Hills Power Station.2

The story

BEC was founded in 1956 by the passing of Electricity Act.

From Wikipedia’s article on Bahamas Electricity Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. Sep 15, 2015Founded Bahamas Power and Light is founded3

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