(Jamaica Gleaner, Neville Graham, 9.Jun.2019) — Light and power supplier Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is in line for a tax break as it follows through on plans to add storage capacity to the national grid. Last week, State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Floyd […]
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JPS Invests $25m In Storage Facility To Address Power Fluctuations
(Jamaica Gleaner, Steven Jackson, 14.Apr.2019) — Power utility Jamaica Public Service Company, JPS, will commission a US$25 million storage facility in phases this year as a safeguard against power outages. The 24.5 megawatt plant, the first of its kind for Jamaica, will be installed at the company’s Hunt’s Bay power […]
JPS Promises Improved Power Supply After $116 Million Grid Investment
(Jamaica Gleaner,11.Nov.2018) — The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is promising a more reliable power supply with an improved and more reliable grid in which it has invested $116 million this year. In a release, JPS said a major part of the improvement will come from the construction of an […]