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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Government’s decision to open the renewable energy sector to private investors is working. He said the recent “oversupply” of proposals to the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) for alternative energy projects, is a clear indication that the policy “is right”. Minister Paulwell, who was addressing an energy forum...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Government is determined to solve the country’s energy problem “once and for all”. “The time for procrastination is over and that decision is going to be happening now with the installation of the 360 megawatt plant,” Mr. Paulwell stated yesterday (April 4), as he addressed the opening of the...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is set to benefit from the implementation of an energy efficiency project, aimed at cutting energy costs in the public sector. The pilot project, which forms part of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining’s (STEM) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme, will see conservation strategies being carried out at selected police stations and departments...

An energy efficiency project, aimed at cutting energy costs in small hotels across the region, is getting the full endorsement of the Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. The Caribbean Hotel Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Action Advanced Programme (CHENACT AP), which has been successfully piloted in Barbados, is to be implemented in Jamaica and Bahamas...

The Government has suspended the Common External Tariff (CET) on 16 energy saving items. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, made the announcement on Tuesday, February 19, in the House of Representatives. He said Cabinet approved an amendment to the Customs Act to reflect CET exemptions previously granted by CARICOM’s Council for Trade and Economic Development...

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...