Decrease due to improvements in the FX Rate and fall in Fuel Prices October 13, 2021 JPS is pleased to announce that residential customers will see on average, a 3.68% reduction in bills this month which is due to reduced fuel prices and an improvement in the foreign exchange rate. This month, the foreign exchange rate […]
October 4, 2021 On Friday (October 1), Prime Minister The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced that he will be adding his support to electricity regularization efforts within his constituency. The PM said he will be implementing a $9M house wiring initiative, for residents in St. Paul’s Lane, Ebony Road, and roads leading off, in West […]
October 2, 2021 Residents of St Johns Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine, have been left without electricity after illegal connections destroyed another transformer serving the community. The transformer was destroyed when it became overloaded by illegitimate users connecting lines to the JPS electrical infrastructure. This transformer was only recently installed, on September 19, 2021. […]
September 20, 2021 Port Maria, Highgate and Guys Hill are among several communities in St. Catherine, St. Mary and St. Ann identified by JPS to benefit from improved power supply by the end of the year. These communities are currently being focused on by the Company through its Voltage Standardization Programme (VSP). Other communities […]
More Regularization Targetted July 30, 2021 Residents of Melbrook Heights Phase 2 in Harbour View, St. Andrew and Marverly in Kingston, are set to benefit from JPS infrastructure upgrades. Under the Company’s Community Renewal arm, the work being undertaken will provide safer and more reliable electricity supply to the communities. The project is also encouraging regularization by […]
With the approach of Hurricane Elsa, JPS is preparing to activate its emergency operations, to facilitate timely response to any damage to its power delivery infrastructure. “JPS began preparing for the hurricane season at the start of the year,” says Winsome Callum, Director of Corporate Communications. “An important part of the preparation is our […]
July 1, 2021 The JPS Streetlight Programme has been hit hard by the shortage of parts and supplies used to replace and repair lamps across the country. This shortage has resulted from our international suppliers being impacted by material shortages and disruptions in worldwide shipping logistics since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, this […]
April 8, 2021 “If Jamaica were to electrify 12 to 16% of its private and public fleets, the economy would benefit from approximately 2% of the GDP.” This recent revelation came from Therese Turner-Jones, the General Manager of the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) Country Department Caribbean Group and Jamaica Country Representative. Ms. Turner-Jones was speaking […]
Another 7700 targeted for stronger grid in 2021 March 19, 2021 JPS teams carried out a massive effort, replacing and rehabilitating over 9000 poles across the island in 2020. Facing the increased activity of the hurricane season, parish and transmission teams redoubled their efforts with greater priority placed on reliability […]
March 10, 2021 JPS will be working in nine (9) communities over the next 6 months, to help persons become legal customers. This will take place through an upgrade of the electricity infrastructure serving these areas, in addition to discussions with key stakeholders, including political representatives. The upgrade will result in improved power quality, safer […]