BVIEC’s ‘Watts Going On!’ week engages nearly
The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) hosted an inaugural Week of Activities, BVIEC Presents: Watts Going On!, from November 10–14, 2025, welcoming around 200 students for guided tours of the Anegada Power Station and the Henry Wifred Smith Power Station in Pockwood Pond, Tortola (BVIEC/Guavaberry; VINO). The visits — praised by teachers and students as eye-opening and directly complementary to science curricula — included named tour guides, staff acknowledgements and plans for a five-part video recap to share highlights and reactions with the public.
The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) opened its power stations to students across the Territory during a week-long programme held November 10–14, 2025, giving young learners an up-close look at how electricity is generated and distributed locally. BVIEC said in a press release reported by VINO on November 17 that more than 200 students and teachers took part; regional outlet Guavaberry described the inaugural event, BVIEC Presents: Watts Going On!, as welcoming approximately 200 students (VINO; Guavaberry).
Guided tours were conducted at the Anegada Power Station and the Henry Wifred Smith Power Station in Pockwood Pond, Tortola. Participants represented a wide cross-section of schools including Claudia Creque Educational Centre, BVI Seventh-day Adventist School, Bregado Flax Educational Centre, Agape Total Life Academy, Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS), Cedar International School, Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies and H.
Lavity Stoutt Community College (VINO; Guavaberry). Teachers said the visits served as an ideal complement to classroom science lessons, with Elmore Stoutt High School students especially engaged because electricity is their current topic of study. Both teachers and pupils provided ‘‘overwhelmingly positive feedback,’’ describing the tours as eye-opening, educational and highly engaging.
Several students noted that seeing engines, control systems and safety processes firsthand helped them understand the practical side of lessons normally confined to textbooks (VINO; Guavaberry). A common takeaway across the groups was a greater appreciation for the coordination, expertise and hard work required to keep electricity flowing across the Territory.
Some students said the experience would change how they view future outages — expressing that they would now approach interruptions with more patience and understanding after learning how complex and delicate the power generation process can be (Guavaberry). BVIEC’s Public Relations & Marketing Media Manager, Kamal Haynes, reflected on the initiative’s impact: "This week has been truly inspiring for the students, the teachers and for all of us at BVIEC.
Opening our power stations to the Territory’s young learners allowed us to bridge the gap between classroom theory and real-world application. The curiosity, excitement, and thoughtful questions from the students reminded us why initiatives like this are so important," Haynes said (Guavaberry).
BVIEC acknowledged the many staff who supported the week, naming contributors from Corporate Services, Finance, Information Technology, Transmission & Distribution and People, Culture & Talent Services. The corporation also singled out tour guides from the Generation Department — Ivan Smith, Jerry Jones, Leslie Allen Jr., Neal Jackson, Shawn Smith and Daniel Vanterpool — for leading sessions with professionalism and enthusiasm (Guavaberry).
BVIEC expressed appreciation to the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports and specifically to Chief Education Officer Mrs. Orlandette Crabbe for coordinating school participation. The corporation also said it will publish a five-part video recap series featuring tour highlights, student reactions and teacher feedback on its digital platforms in the coming days (VINO; Guavaberry).
Organisers said the outreach underscores local efforts to strengthen STEM education, encourage future technical talent and increase public understanding of the Territory’s critical energy infrastructure, while exposing students to possible career paths within the utility (VINO; Guavaberry).
Primary source: VINO