One of the groups objecting to the Barbados Light & Power (BL&P) request for a rate increase has put the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) on notice that it will be protesting its treatment of intervenors’ concerns.That was disclosed on Friday by the spokesman for the Coalition of Cooperatives, Lieutenant Colonel Trevor Browne in response to a recent decision by the FTC to allow BL&P to exclude certain confidential information from the public during the upcoming rate review hearing.Lt Col Browne said the coalition, which represents the Barbados Sustainable Energy Cooperative Society Limited, the Barbados Cooperative and Credit Union League, and the Cooperative Business Association, has had no responses from the utility regulator regarding a list of proposals and concerns submitted over the past several months. “Should our concerns continue to be ignored by the Fair Trading Commission, then the coalition will take our detailed concerns to our membership and to the general public for further guidance and directions,” he told Barbados TODAY.Lt Col Browne said the coalition has been experiencing issues with the commission since being granted intervenor status in the rate hearing process that started in October 2021.
