Jamaica is on track to meeting its goal of generating 50 per cent of electricity from renewables by 2030, with sources such as solar and wind accounting for 12.5 per...

Petrojam’s project to convert heavy fuel oil (HFO) into asphalt is progressing and is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of the 2025/26 fiscal year. This initiative involves installing...

Petrojam has exported 4.5 million barrels of petroleum products since 2024, generating more than US$500 million in export earnings. Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the...

The Government’s promised reduction of General Consumption Tax (GCT) on electricity is now in effect. Effective May 1, a reduced GCT rate of seven per cent was applied to the...

More than 1,000 households in Portland have been identified to benefit from the Government’s House Wiring and Inspection Programme, an initiative to support the obtainment of regularised prepaid electricity infrastructure....

The Government is looking to expand the Smart Energy Grant to include private sector pensioners. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure while addressing the groundbreaking...

With soaring temperatures becoming the norm, the National Housing Trust (NHT) is encouraging both new and existing homeowners to take advantage of its Smart Energy Loan facility to finance energy-efficient...

Since 2020, more than 3,000 households have benefited from the Government’s flagship Community Electrification Project, securing legal access to the nation’s energy grid and reducing damage to life and property....