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President and Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company, Emanuel DaRosa (left), fields questions from residents during the Office of Utilities Regulation’s (OUR) Public Consultation on the JPS’s 2019-2024 tariff review, which was held at the Sharon Baptist Church in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Tuesday (March 10). Beside him is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the JPS, Vernon Douglas.
President and Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company, Emanuel DaRosa (left), fields questions from residents during the Office of Utilities Regulation’s (OUR) Public Consultation on the JPS’s 2019-2024 tariff review, which was held at the Sharon Baptist Church in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Tuesday (March 10). Beside him is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the JPS, Vernon Douglas.

JPS LED Street Light Programme To Be Completed Next Year

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company is on target to complete the installation of 105,000 smart light-emitting diode (LED) street lights across the island by the end of 2021. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the company, Vernon Douglas, said that...
President and Chief Executive Officer of JPS, Emanuel DaRosa (left), speaks at the recent Energy Climate Partnership of Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meeting, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James. Listening (from second left) are Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia and the Americas at the Office of International Affairs in the US Department of Energy, Beth Urbanas; and Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams.
President and Chief Executive Officer of JPS, Emanuel DaRosa (left), speaks at the recent Energy Climate Partnership of Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meeting, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James. Listening (from second left) are Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia and the Americas at the Office of International Affairs in the US Department of Energy, Beth Urbanas; and Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams.

JPS To Invest More Than US$100 Million To Modernise Grid
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking during Tuesday’s (March 3) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, which is reviewing the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure at Gordon House.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking during Tuesday’s (March 3) sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, which is reviewing the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure at Gordon House.

$792 Million For PCJ Added To Budget
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses delegates during the farewell ceremony of the fourth Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meeting, which was held at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Power Station in Bogue, St. James, on Friday (February 28).
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses delegates during the farewell ceremony of the fourth Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meeting, which was held at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Power Station in Bogue, St. James, on Friday (February 28).

Minister Williams Calls For Change In Mindset On Energy
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (at mike), addresses the closing ceremony for the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Energy & Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on February 28.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (at mike), addresses the closing ceremony for the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Energy & Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on February 28.

Energy Minister Says Transformation Taking Place

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Senior Regional Energy Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Dr Malaika Masson, speaks at the fourth Energy Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meeting on February 27, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James.
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IDB Pleased With Electric Mobility Framework

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...
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Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Luis Almagro, addressing the opening ceremony of the fourth Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meeting at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Thursday (February 27).
Energy

OAS Pledges Continued Support For Energy Projects

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...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, takes part in a panel discussion at the fourth Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meeting, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Thursday (February 27).
Energy

Energy Minister Says More Focus Should Be Placed On Theft Of Electricity

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...
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Minister of Science, Energy & Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, makes her contribution to a panel discussion at the fourth Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Meeting, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, on Thursday, February 27.
Energy

US$7.3 Billion to be Invested in Electricity Sector by 2037

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)...
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(FILE) Minister of Science, Energy & Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, makes her contribution to a panel discussion at the fourth Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Meeting, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Thursday, February 27.
Energy

Renewable Energy Accounts For 18% Of Country’s Demand

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...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), discusses an important aspect of a document with Principal Director for Energy in the Ministry, Fitzroy Vidal. Occasion was a press conference held at the Trafalgar Road offices of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), on Monday (February 24).
Energy

Government Will Ensure The Highest Standard Of Safety In Petroleum Trade

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...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (standing), addresses staff members of Heaven
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Energy Minister Says Burnt Gas Station Was Compliant With Safety Measures

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,...
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