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Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd.,
known locally as "CARIBBEAN
UTILITIES COMPANY LTD IN THE CAYMAN
ISLANDS", commenced operations as
the only public electric utility in
Grand Cayman, the largest of the
three Cayman Islands, in May 1966.
The Cayman Company currently has an
installed capacity of 114.63
megawatts (MW), and a new record
peak load of 85.03 MW was
experienced in September 2004. Our
185 employees are committed to
providing a safe and reliable
electricity supply to more than
20,000 customers. CARIBBEAN
UTILITIES COMPANY LTD IN THE CAYMAN
ISLANDS has been through many
challenging and exciting periods but
has kept pace with Grand Cayman's
rapid development over the past 40
years. We are considered one of the
most reliable and efficient power
companies in the Caribbean.
Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd.
(CARIBBEAN UTILITIES COMPANY LTD IN
THE CAYMAN ISLANDS) received in May
2004 ISO 14001:1996 certifications
of its electric power generation and
other CARIBBEAN UTILITIES COMPANY
LTD IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
activities, products and services at
the North Sound Road site. This
initiative was undertaken in 2002 as
part of the Company's commitment to
environmental responsibility and
community leadership. ISO 14001 is
an internationally recognized
environmental standard developed by
the International Organization for
Standardization and was confirmed to
CARIBBEAN UTILITIES COMPANY LTD IN
THE CAYMAN ISLANDS by the Quality
Management Institute, a subsidiary
of the Canadian Standards
Association. The Company launched
several major environmental
initiatives throughout the ISO 14001
certification process, including the
implementation of an environmental
management system (EMS) as required
by the standard. CARIBBEAN UTILITIES
COMPANY LTD IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS is
the only organization in the Cayman
Islands to receive ISO 14001
certification. CARIBBEAN UTILITIES
COMPANY LTD IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
initiated studies of reducing the
impact of its operations on the
environment in the 1990s and adopted
a number of applicable industry
standards and regulations used in
developed countries. In keeping with
its vision to become a world-class
energy service provider, the Company
also implemented an Environmental
Policy that reaffirms its commitment
to provide service to its customers
in an environmentally responsible
manner and outlines the measures
adopted by CARIBBEAN UTILITIES
COMPANY LTD IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS to
ensure protection of the
environment’s EMS was launched in
January 2003 to define the
programmes for monitoring,
controlling, and reporting of the
Company's Significant Environmental
Aspects (SEA's). These SEA's are
defined activities and products that
can severely impact the environment,
such as exhaust gas emissions, the
management of fuels, oil, oily
wastes, hydrocarbons solids,
chemicals and hazardous waste and
the disposal of processed water.
ISO, or the International
Organization for Standardization, is
a network of national standards
institutes from 148 countries
working in partnership with
international organizations,
governments, and industry, business
and consumer representatives.
CARIBBEAN UTILITIES COMPANY LTD IN
THE CAYMAN Island’s certification
audit involved a rigorous audit of
CARIBBEAN UTILITIES COMPANY LTD IN
THE CAYMAN Island’s EMS, and the
Company is subject to an annual
operations review to ensure
conformance to ISO's stringent
requirements and maintain
certification. CARIBBEAN UTILITIES
COMPANY LTD IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
conducts ongoing employee training
to enhance awareness of the EMS and
their responsibilities with respect
to the various initiatives. The
Company has adopted an environmental
slogan, "Protect Now, Enjoy
Forever", reflecting its commitment
to make a difference in the
community by promoting the
preservation of our environment so
that future generations can continue
to enjoy our beautiful homeland.
Management believes that CARIBBEAN
UTILITIES COMPANY LTD IN THE CAYMAN
ISLANDS conforms to all Cayman
Islands planning regulations. There
are environmental risks associated
with the Company's operations, such
as risks involved in the storage and
handling of diesel fuel and
emissions resulting from the burning
of such fuel and the disposal of
waste oil. Although environmental
regulations in the Cayman Islands
are less onerous than those in North
America, the Company believes it
acts responsibly in environmental
matters and continues to monitor its
operations in this regard. None of
the transformers used in the T&D
system has ever used polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs). An underground
fuel pipeline eliminates the need
for an ongoing shuttle of fuel
tankers along coastal roads and
through George Town to the Company's
generating plant. The suppliers of
the diesel fuel are responsible for
the transportation of the fuel until
it reaches the day tank holding
facilities at the Company's
generating plant. CARIBBEAN
UTILITIES COMPANY LTD IN THE CAYMAN
ISLANDS continues to burn diesel
fuel oil that, although considerably
more expensive than heavy fuel oil,
results in significantly lower
levels of exhaust emissions and
reduces the potential damage to the
Island's coral reefs and beaches
from an oil spill. The use of
recovered waste heat to produce
steam for the steam turbine is in
accordance with the Company's policy
of using environmentally sound
technologies in an economically
viable manner. CARIBBEAN UTILITIES
COMPANY LTD IN THE CAYMAN Island’s
efforts to reduce transmission,
distribution and station losses also
improve energy efficiencies. The
Company continues to promote its
Energy Smart programme with the
objective of educating its customers
about energy efficiency and
conservation at home and in the
workplace.
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