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Director of Engineering and Technical Services at the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Milton Henry (right), explains the features of a variable frequency drive (VFD) to State Minister in the Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Ministry, Hon. Julian Robinson (left). Occasion was a handing over ceremony at the NIC’s facility at Clarendon Park Gardens on November 10. The system is among six installed by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) at NIC’s facilities across the island to reduce energy costs.

PCJ Installs Energy-Saving Equipment at Six Irrigation Facilities

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) has invested $22 million in the installation of variable frequency drives (VFDs) at the National Irrigation Commission’s (NIC) six pumping facilities across the island. The VFDs, located at sites in St. Catherine, Clarendon, Trelawny...

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, hands reading material to Clan Carthy Primary students during a visit to the school’s Deanery Road location in Kingston on November 9, as part of the CARICOM Energy Week School Tour from November 9 to 13.

Energy Ministry Promoting Culture of Conservation Among Youth

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), is greeted by BMR's Project Manager, Daniel Brown (left), during the Minister’s visit to the wind farm project site in Malvern, St. Elizabeth on Friday (November 6). Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for South East St. Elizabeth, Richard Parchment; BMR's Regional Director, Jamaica, Ava Tomlin; and Mayor of Black River, Everton Fisher.

$20 Billion Invested in Renewable Energy Sector

Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (2nd right, standing), observes as vocational student at the Mandeville Craft Institute (MCI) in Manchester, Natoya Thompson (seated), demonstrates her skills on one of the 14 state-of-the-art computers in the Community Access Point (CAP) located at the MCI, which was established by the Universal Service Fund (USF) at cost of just under $4 million. The facility was officially opened on Friday, November 6. Others looking on (from left) are: MCI Chairman, Orville Tomlin; MCI Data and Administration Instructor, Daneaqua Boothe; Past President, Mandeville Rotary Club, Elroy Ricketts; and Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) executive, Vivien Morris-Brown.

Country’s 235th Computer Access Point Opens in Mandeville

Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addressing Friday’s (November 6) street lighting ceremony for the commissioning of electricity service which has been provided for residents of Lowe Street, Mountain Pass (Banana Ground), Central Manchester, by National Energy Solutions Limited (NESol), an agency of the Ministry, at a cost of $4 million.

Residents of Central Manchester Receive Electricity

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Discussions Ongoing for Solar Assembly Plant in Jamaica

The Government is currently in discussions with Cuban and Chinese interests, about the possible establishment of a solar assembly plant in Jamaica. Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the initiative is being pursued with a view to supplying solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems to fulfil growing domestic demand, and tapping into overseas markets. The Minister was speaking...

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Energy Minister Highlights Measures to Deter Persons From Stealing Electricity

The Government is undertaking a combination of measures to deter persons from stealing electricity across the island. These include the imposition of tougher penalties for persons found guilty of electricity theft, greater public education campaigns, and the implementation of ‘technology’, so that persons cannot breach the power systems. This was disclosed by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip...

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Jamaica Poised to Become Top User of Renewable Energy

State Minister in the Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Ministry, Hon. Julian Robinson, says Jamaica is poised to become the top user of renewable energy in the Caribbean, by the end of 2016. “There are a number of projects that will become operational by then. (These include) the third expansion of the Wigton Wind Farm (in Manchester), which is adding...

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Gov’t to Make Announcement on Net Billing in Two Weeks

The Government will, in another two weeks, make an announcement on the way forward in terms of the net billing arrangement with the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) Limited. State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, made the disclosure while delivering the main address at the Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Solar...

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60 Young Caribbean Entrepreneurs Attend Boot Camp

Sixty young Caribbean entrepreneurs are participating in a one-week boot camp that will equip them with basic business and product development tools and techniques necessary to build a software-based company. To be held between November 9 and 13, the boot camp is facilitated by Start-up Jamaica (SUJ), an incubator/accelerator programme. The aim of the camp is to equip the entrepreneurs...

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Jamaica Ripe For Foreign Direct Investment

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining the Hon. Phillip Paulwell said the US$89 million 36.3 megawatt wind farm being developed at Potsdam, Malvern in St. Elizabeth is an indicator that Jamaica is ripe for direct foreign investment. Addressing journalists, stakeholders and representatives from the developers, BMR Jamaica Wind Limited, at an official site visit on Friday, November 6, Mr....

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International Hydrogen Conference Opens at UTech

Jamaica has joined the international community in a clear thrust towards the advancement of hydrogen as a sustainable energy source for the future. On Tuesday (November 3), the University of Technology (UTech), with the support of the European Union (EU) Caribbean and Pacific Research Programme for Sustainable Development, hosted day one of the first ever conference in the Caribbean region...