The Show Must Go On

The Show Must Go On

by | Jun 18, 2024 | Connections

20th Gaff-n-Go Rodeo soggy but successful A little rain did not prevent more than 300 linemen from 11 states from competing in the 20th annual Gaff-n-Go Rodeo last month. The two-day event, held at Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Va., finished with local co-ops taking...
African Utility Pioneers Visit Central Virginia
From left, Aurelien Ebale, Virunga Power senior distribution project manager; Galen Creekmore, CVEC government affairs and key accounts representative; Gary Wood, CVEC president and CEO; Balthazar Nganikiye, director general of AREEN (Electricity and Water Regulatory Agency); Jean-Albert Manigomba, director general of REGIDESO (Burundi’s state-owned utility); Brian Kelly, Virunga Power CEO; Hon. Ibrahim Uwizeye, Minister of Energy, Hydraulics and Mines; Mark Moreno, CVEC vice president of reliability; Julia Conrad, Virunga Power investment associate; Martin Ndayizeye, director general of energy; Fernando Mercado, NRECA International director of Latin American programs; J.T. Jacobs, VMDAEC manager of safety training; Donat Niyonzima, Virunga Power Burundi business development manager; and Rachael Freeman, VMDAEC coordinator of safety training. Photo by Jim Robertson, VMDAEC.

African Utility Pioneers Visit Central Virginia

by | Apr 23, 2024 | Connections

Central Virginia Electric Cooperative recently had the distinct privilege of hosting a delegation from the Republic of Burundi and Virunga Power Corporation. The government of Burundi and Virunga Power have formed a unique public-private partnership with a goal of...
A Focus on Safety

A Focus on Safety

by | Apr 23, 2024 | Connections

More than 20 safety and operations professionals representing seven member cooperatives participated in the Accident Investigation Seminar on April 9 led by Matt Edmunds with SET Solutions. The following day featured the Safety Professionals Seminar, which attracted...