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The House of Representatives has begun debating Jamaica's first National Energy Policy (NEP), which promotes creation of a modern, efficient energy infrastructure expected to boost economic development. Opening the debate at Gordon House Tuesday (October 5), Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, said the policy "examines the energy situation we face and proposes a range of options and...

Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. James Robertson, says US$2.5 million is being provided through the World Bank's World Energy Security and Efficiency Project, to drive improvements in energy efficiency within the private sector. He made the disclosure at Wednesday's (September 15) launch of the European Union (EU)-funded 'Capacity Building of Caribbean Private Sector Environmental and Energy Management Capabilities' project at...

Senior Director in the Environmental Management Division of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Leonie Barnaby, is urging greater private sector participation in environmental matters of national importance, through collaborations with public sector stakeholders. This, she contends, is necessary in order to ensure the continued improvement of Jamaica's environment, and by extension, the quality of life experienced by the...

A total of US$1.2 billion in concessional financing has been provided to Jamaica in the form of long-term loans, based on oil purchases from Venezuela under the PetroCaribe Energy Co-operation Agreement. The multifaceted arrangement, which commenced in 2005, seeks to promote energy security in the region, by guaranteeing supplies of petroleum products from Venezuela through an innovative repayment system, which...

The Ministry of Energy and Mining is to collaborate with the Organization of American States (OAS) to negotiate technical support, in the area of capacity building in Jamaica's energy policy. This was noted by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Hillary Alexander, at the two-day Renewable Energy Meeting and site visits for Energy Ministers and other senior government officials from...

United States-based lighting and solar technology company GreenRg Management, LLC, plans to invest in Jamaica through its Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology. The company manufactures various products using LEDs, which are semiconductor devices that create light without the use of mercury or gas. GreenRG Management has already produced items such as LED indoor and outdoor fixtures, lighting controls, light bulbs...

State Minister for Energy and Mining, Hon. Laurence Broderick, has said that Jamaica is advanced in the development of renewable energy, surpassing a number of Caribbean countries. "We are very much ahead of the other islands," he noted for example, that Trinidad and Tobago was just looking to develop a centre of excellence for renewable energy, while Jamaica already had...

Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, says the soon to be implemented Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project represents a major revolutionary move for Jamaica's energy sector. "It is going to mean that Jamaica is free, at last. Free to compete, free to process bauxite to alumina, free to build a sustainable tourism industry and free to manufacture," remarked...

Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, has informed that implementation of the Government's Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, is expected to save the country some US$1.2 billion in energy costs. "It will be a turning point when this project is implemented in the first quarter of 2013," the Minister said, at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House,...

Government is to begin talks for the establishment of a floating storage and re-gasification unit, which will form the centrepiece of the Government's planned energy diversification programme, which involves the use of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, in a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 15), said Cabinet has given...

The Organisation of American States (OAS) has committed to providing technical assistance for biofuel development and policy support in Jamaica, through an inter-governmental energy project, supported by the Governments of Brazil and the United States. The overall goal of the project is to develop and implement Jamaica's biofuels policy and establish a strong legal and regulatory framework for a vibrant...

Alternative Power Sources is one company at the forefront of Jamaica's Energy sector, helping families and business to reduce their energy bill and, at the same time, advancing the national renewable energy agenda. More importantly, Head of the company, Damien Lyn, reports that the renewable energy installation business has been a viable investment for him. "When I saw several companies...