WEB conduct preventative inspection work on the electricity network

Kralendijk, February 6th, 2025 – Water -en Energiebedrijf Bonaire (WEB) will carry out various inspection and repair works on underground electricity cables at multiple locations from Friday, February 7th to Sunday, February 9th. These activities are aimed at improving the reliability and efficiency of the electricity network.  Following recent disruptions, WEB conducted a preliminary forensic […]

Announcement of electricity and drinking water rates as of January, 1 2025

Kralendijk, 24 December 2024 – Water- en Energiebedrijf Bonaire N.V. (WEB) announces that the rates effective from January 1, 2025, have been determined and published. Due to reduced subsidies from the ministries, the costs for electricity and drinking water will increase.  Each year, the rates that the producer may charge WEB and the rates that […]

Progress of LED Street Lighting on Bonaire: Safety and Sustainability as Priorities

Kralendijk, September, 27 th 2024   – To enhance safety and sustainability on Bonaire, Water -en Energiebedrijf Bonaire (WEB), as project supervisor on behalf of the Public Entity Bonaire (OLB), is currently installing new LED street lighting throughout the island. This project, which involves the complete replacement of 1,000 streetlights, contributes to a safer and better […]

Student council requests action from WEB in a positive way.

Kralendijk, September 25th 2024 – Students from Strea Briante and Rayo di Solo elementary schools have recently taken an impressive initiative through their student council to improve the environment at their schools. In collaboration with their teachers, they wrote a letter to the director of water – en Energiebedrijf Bonaire (WEB), expressing their concerns about […]

WEB restores power outage: Bonaire once again supplied with electricity

Kralendijk, September 12, 2024 – Employees of Water and Energy Company Bonaire (WEB) worked through the night to restore the island’s electricity supply. As announced during the press conference on September 11, 2024, the team was working to locate the cause of the problem. With the help of specialized measuring equipment, the location of the […]

WEB takes action after recent power outages

Kralendijk, Bonaire, September 11th , 2024 – Recently, Bonaire has been confronted with more frequent power outages caused by a combination of factors: an unexpected large increase in electricity consumption due to extreme heat, and infrastructure damage as a result of external construction activities, among other things. The unexpected 15-20% increase in electricity demand has […]

Power supply under control, but critical after technical issues

Kralendijk, September 10th  2024 – After a so-called “Brown Out” in several parts of Bonaire, WEB has managed to partially bring the situation under control. The problem that occurred was not related to a lack of production capacity, but to a problem that occurred on one of the two transportation lines between Contour Global Bonaire […]