Community Outreach Programme in Dublanc Launched
The Independent Regulatory Commission (IRC) Dominica’s electricity regulator is hoping to broaden public knowledge of its roles and functions through a series of nationwide community meetings. The first is scheduled for the north-western village of Dublanc on June 23, 2009, Dublanc Primary School from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Outreach programme aims to clarify the scope and responsibilities of the IRC as a regulator as well as seeking valuable feedback from consumers around the country. Following on the heels of Consultation meetings for Quality of Service Standards in the electricity sector, the IRC is hoping that people will turn …
IRC Quality Of Service Standards Consultations End
The Independent Regulatory Commission has ended the first phase of its public consultation on the Quality of Service Standards for electricity supply. The consultations took place in Roseau, Grand Bay and Portsmouth on May 12, 27 and 28, 2009 respectively. IRC Executive Director, Lance McCaskey was pleased with the outcome so far. We are so glad that Dominican consumers turned out to have their say on issues which affect their electricity supply. We would have liked to have seen and heard from even more people but the feedback and suggestions we received have been valuable and will be explored and …
Quality of Service Standards Consultation to Grand Bay
The Independent Regulatory Commission, Dominica’s regulator for the electricity sector, continues its public consultation process this week with a forum in Grand Bay. The Consultation is the second of three planned discussions on a draft set of Quality of Service Standards for electricity supply, following the May 12, 2009 event in Roseau. The consultation on Wednesday May 27, 2009 will: [list silver_arrow] discuss the notion of quality standards overall, examine and receive feedback on the proposed standards hear suggestions and comments from stakeholders. [/list] Feedback received during this consultation will be incorporated into the final set of Quality Service Standards. …
Stakeholders Consultation on Quality Service Standards
The Independent Regulatory Commission, Dominica’s regulator for the electricity sector, has presented a draft set of Quality Service Standards for public consultation. The introduction of a Quality Standards regime will help to ensure that the principles of competition are maintained, even in our current situation where DOMLEC has been granted an exclusive licence to generate, transmit and distribute electricity in Dominica. Quality Service standards will: [list silver_arrow] bring DOMLEC’s operating efficiencies under scrutiny, mitigate against the common occurrence of service quality reduction in times of increasing costs or pressure to reduce costs compensate consumers for any breach of the guarantees …
IRC Has Opened its Doors to the Public
The Independent Regulatory Commission was appointed in June of 2007 pursuant to the Electricity Supply Act, Act 10 of 2006. Under the Act, the Commission is empowered to regulate the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Dominica. The duty of IRC is to protect the public interest, regulate competition between service providers and monitor social and environmental issues within the industry. The Commission was established to provide transparent regulation of the electricity sector following concerns from the government and consumers that the existing arrangements did not provide for the effective management of the sector or ensure security of supply …
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