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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (at podium), addresses the official launch of the Jamaica Energy Resilience Alliance during a virtual ceremony hosted at the White Marl location of LASCO Distributors Limited in St. Catherine, on Wednesday (January 13).

Minister Vaz Welcomes Private Sector-Led Alliance To Drive Solar Energy In Jamaica

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has welcomed a private-sector-led project that will strengthen energy resilience in Jamaica by accelerating the adoption of distributed solar energy. Through an alliance of Jamaican and international organisations, with funding support...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), symbolically hands over a gas key to State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (centre), during a ceremony at the Petrojam Limited refinery located on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston on December 9. Petrojam has donated fuel valued $350,000 to the Ministry of Health to support the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Also sharing in the moment (from left) are General Manager, Petrojam Limited, Winston Watson; Chairman, Board of Directors, Petrojam, Wayne Chen; and Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Petrojam, Metry Seaga.

Petrojam Donates $350,000 Worth Of Fuel To Support COVID Fight

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz. (FILE)

Gov’t Executing next Tranche of Renewable Energy Projects

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

Gov’t Plans to Procure 268 Megawatts of Energy from Renewables by 2025

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), exchanges greetings with (from left): Director General and Chairman of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry; State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn; and Chairman of the Hazardous Substances Regulatory Authority (HSRA), Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa. The occasion was the virtual launch of the HSRA on October 29.

Minister Shaw Expresses Confidence in Jamaica’s Capacity to Safely Use Nuclear Technology

5 years ago Budget 2021/2022Energy

Energy Management And Efficiency Project Gets $313 Million

The Government is expected to spend approximately $313.5 million during the 2021/2022 fiscal year on the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme. Details are outlined in the 2021/2022 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The objective of the project is to promote energy efficiency in government facilities and fuel conservation in road transportation by contributing to the avoidance...

5 years ago Energy

Relocation of the Government Electrical Regulator (GER)

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET) wishes to advise members of the public that effective, Tuesday, January 5, 2021, the Government Electrical Regulator (GER), formerly the Board of Examiners (Licensing of Electricians), will be located on the Ground Floor, Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, 36 Trafalgar Road, Kingston 10. For further information, you may contact the GER...

5 years ago Energy

New Electricity Regulations Approved By The House

New electricity regulations, which aim to digitise, modernise and transform the electrical inspection process, were approved by the House of Representatives during its sitting on Tuesday (October 27). Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, who piloted the Regulations, noted that it also seeks to increase regulatory efficiency in relation to electricians. He pointed out that through the...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), congratulates Minister of Energy, Science and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), after presenting him with the Instrument of Office at the swearing-in ceremony for Cabinet Ministers at King’s House on Sunday (September 13).

5 years ago EnergyScienceTechnology

Minister Vaz to address high electricity costs, telecommunications services

Newly appointed Minister of Energy, Science and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has committed to addressing the issues of high electricity bills and the quality of telecommunications services offered to Jamaicans, as he assumes his new portfolio responsibilities. Speaking to JIS News following the swearing-in of Cabinet Ministers at King’s House on Sunday (Sept. 13), Minister Vaz said that “the vexing...

5 years ago EnergyInformation

OUR Makes Determination on Electricity Wheeling Tariff Methodology

The Electricity Wheeling Tariff Methodology Determination prescribes the method to be used to determine wheeling charges on the transmission and distribution network for the 2019 – 2024 Rate Review period. It also sets out the methodology for determining connection charges and the process for allocating system losses to self-generators involved in wheeling transactions. The Determination does not however, specify the...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. (FILE)

6 years ago Energy

Jamaica Looking To Attract Investments To Supply Five-Year Energy Needs

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says Jamaica is ready to move to the next phase of investment plans to supply the country’s first five years of energy needs under the recently completed Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). This comprises 320 megawatts (MW) of wind and solar; 120 MWs of liquefied natural gas (LNG); and 74 MW of...

Operations Manager at Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company, Kenny Wilkinson.

6 years ago Energy

JPS To Conduct All-Island Simulation

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company will conduct an all-island simulation to test the country’s readiness as part of the entity’s ongoing disaster preparedness strategy. “It should be happening sometime this month,” said JPS Operations Manager, Kenny Wilkinson. He was addressing the monthly meeting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation on Thursday (July 9) to outline the light and power company’s...