Gibraltar Electricity Authority is an agency under the Government of Gibraltar responsible for regulating the Gibraltar electricity market. The authority was created on 28 March 2003 under the Gibraltar Electricity Authority Act 2003. Its responsibility is to generate, distribute and supply electricity to the civilian population of Gibraltar.[1]
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| Formed | 28 March 2003 |
| Jurisdiction | Gibraltar |
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| Website | www |
History
editIn 1890, the Colonial Government of Gibraltar commissioned Welsh electrical engineer William Henry Preece (1834–1913) to "enquire into the propriety of introducing electric light" into the territory. On 15 September 1896, construction of the King’s Bastion Power Station, based in the old King's Bastion, was started with the help of a loan raised under the Electric Light Ordinance of 1892. The first demonstration of electric lighting in Gibraltar was conducted in April 1897. The Electric Light department was established on 9 March 1898.[2]
The Government of Gibraltar passed an act in the House of Assembly on 28 March 2003 to establish the Gibraltar Electricity Authority to regulate electricity supply for the civilian population.[2][3]
In 2018 a new LNG-fuelled power station was commissioned at Gibraltar Harbour.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Gibraltar Electricity Authority – About Us". Gibelec.gi. Official website of the Gibraltar Electricity Authority. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Gibraltar Electricity Authority – History". Gibelec.gi. Official website of the Gibraltar Electricity Authority. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Gibraltar Electricity Authority Act 2003 – Establishment and Constitution of the Authority" (PDF). gibraltarlaws.gov.gi. Laws of Gibraltar. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ Gibraltar Chronicle. "Commissioning phase of new power station set to begin." Retrieved 12 December 2022
- ^ MAN Energy Solutions. "New Power Plant for Gibraltar's Rock." Retrieved 12 December 2022