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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says conserving energy and reducing the country’s energy bill, will become critical to the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “The Government has to spend less, has to use less energy, has to be a more efficient user of energy going forward, and we are going to commit to...

The country’s state-run oil refinery, Petrojam, will be supplying low-sulphur diesel fuel to the public later this year. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the move comes as Government continues to take steps to reduce the negative effects of motor vehicle exhausts on the environment. “I am very much aware of the problem with sulphur...

The Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining has successfully negotiated with the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) for a reduction in electricity rates, for both commercial and residential customers. Among the measures to be implemented is a wholesale rate, which will apply to the top 20 per cent of industrial customers, and this represents a 25 per cent discount....

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says he will be making an announcement in Parliament today (Feb. 19) regarding developments within the energy sector. “Tune in later to Parliament and you will hear some news. I will also be saying something about electricity and some special measures that Kelly Tomblin (President and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica...

Petrojam’s Graduate Internship Programme will be officially launched on February 5 by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell. The programme, to be launched at the Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, will give Jamaica’s brightest young scientists and those interested in the field, an opportunity to gain valuable hands on experience in the field. According to...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says by next week he will report to the country, “once and for all,” the way forward in relation to an alternative source of energy. Addressing students and energy stakeholders at a seminar on energy management at the University of Technology’s (UTech) Papine campus on January 31, Mr. Paulwell informed...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Government is intent on transforming the way electricity is distributed island wide with a view to ensuring competition in the generation and distribution of the utility. “We are intent on transforming the way electricity is distributed and that will resolve in a win-win for all because the fact...

Scores of prospective bidders on Thursday (January 17) attended a pre-bid meeting, in response to a request from the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) for the procurement of 115 megawatts (MW) of electricity generating capacity from renewable sources. The meeting, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, was held to provide further information to clarify any issues relating...

The Government is implementing a street light energy saving initiative, with the commencement of a pilot project, to be undertaken in three parishes over the next six months. The initiative, being jointly implemented by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, and United States-based technology and engineering solutions firm, Green Energy RG LLC, is aimed at significantly reducing the...

Some Jamaicans and persons in the wider Caribbean and the Eastern United States are still picking up the pieces, following the passage of Hurricane Sandy in October. With the closure of the hurricane season on November 30, Sandy could be regarded as the most significant system, which left in its wake, loss of several lives and billions of dollars in...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Julian Robinson, will be Jamaica’s representative at a renewable energy Summit, which will be held in the Republic of Malta, from September 6-7. The two-day meeting, dubbed Renewables and Islands Global Summit, is being hosted by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). One of the objectives...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says electricity coverage across Jamaica currently stands at approximately 97.5 per cent. Speaking at the St. Andrew Rotary Club’s 2012/13 installation banquet held recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, Mr. Paulwell said the high level of coverage is a significant achievement when compared to “some countries with huge oil...