The Energy Management and Efficiency Programme has been allocated $942 million in the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure. Being implemented by the Ministry of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, the initiative is aimed at promoting fuel conservation by contributing to the avoidance of fuel imports. The funds allocated for the new fiscal year will go towards completion of the retrofitting of air-conditioning...

An additional 7,000 Jamaica Public Service (JPS) customers will have their power reinstated over the next two weeks, says the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Hugh Grant. “This will reduce the number of customers without power to fewer than 10,000 by the end of February,” he said. Mr. Grant was addressing Wednesday’s (February 11) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica...

United Oil and Gas is preparing to launch the Surface Geochemical Exploration Programme, an early-stage intrusive exploration initiative designed to enhance Jamaica’s technical understanding of its offshore petroleum potential. On Monday (January 26), Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, toured the Hydrocarbon Exploration Vessel, ‘RV Gyre’, stationed at the Port Royal Cruise Terminal in Kingston, which is...

Darliston in Westmoreland received a significant lifeline on Sunday (January 25), with the official commissioning of a 500-kilowatt emergency mobile power-generation unit, nearly three months after Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica. The temporary solution was set up at the Darliston Primary School by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) and the Government. The unit will restore some semblance of...

Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is on track for full islandwide restoration of electricity by the end of January into early February. He noted that 93 per cent of power has been reinstated following the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa. Mr. Vaz, who was addressing a recent post-Cabinet press briefing...

Jamaica has moved to advance cleaner aviation with the launch of a Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Feasibility Study aimed at reducing carbon emissions and strengthening climate resilience in the sector. The study, managed by ICF Consulting, will deliver the first structured, evidence‑based assessment of Jamaica’s SAF potential It will examine available feedstocks, existing energy and fuel infrastructure, aviation demand, export...

Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has hailed former Permanent Secretary, Carol Palmer, as a visionary and transformative leader, and a key figure in the Ministry’s success. Mr. Vaz said that Mrs. Palmer played an instrumental role when he was appointed to head the Ministry in 2000 and had to take on the task of converting the...