Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says there is a transformation taking place in the regional energy sector that will require much more collaborative approaches across jurisdictions. The Minister, who was speaking at the closing ceremony for the Energy & Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Meeting at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on February...

Senior Regional Energy Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Dr Malaika Masson, says the IDB is pleased that the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET) has completed the electric mobility strategic framework. “We are very proud to be supporting the Government of Jamaica on the electric mobility framework. We’ve been working with key stakeholders, MSET, the Ministry of Transport and...

Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Luis Almagro, says the entity is committed to providing support for the development of the region’s energy infrastructure. "In 2020, we will continue to strengthen collaborations with governments and private sectors in order to build an enabling environment to increase private-sector investment in energy infrastructure that is transparent, competitive...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), Hon. Fayval Williams, says more focus needs to be placed on the theft of electricity in the country. “For us in Jamaica, it is not just about energy efficiency, although that is just as important. We have another problem that we really need to solve and that is the amount of electricity that...

The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), recently approved by Cabinet, will see some US$7.3 billion of investment in the electricity sector by 2037. Minister of Science, Energy, and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure while addressing a meeting with the United States representatives and members of the regional energy sector at the fourth Energy Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA)...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), Hon. Fayval Williams, says 18 per cent of Jamaica’s current electricity demand is being met by renewables. She notes that this is a major step in the country’s overall target of 50 per cent of renewables for electricity-generation by 2037. The Minister was addressing a panel discussion at the fourth Energy and Climate...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government is focused on ensuring the highest standard of safety in the petroleum trade. This follows an explosion and ensuing fire that damaged a section of the Heaven’s Fesco Gas Station in Mandeville, on Friday (February 21). Seven persons were injured, one of whom later died. He was a...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says a safety inspection conducted at Heaven’s Fesco Gas Station in Mandeville in September 2019 found that the facility “was perfect in its operations”. Mrs. Williams was addressing the management and staff of the gas station that was extensively damaged by fire on Friday, February 21, during her visit on Sunday,...

The Government has set aside approximately $629 million for the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme, which seeks to promote energy efficiency in government facilities and fuel conservation in road transportation by reducing fuel imports. Details are outlined in the 2020/2021 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Anticipated targets for the 2020/2021 period include continuation of energy retrofitting...