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  • Groundbreaking ceremony for Jamaican LNG plant

    December 14, 2017

    On Friday New Fortress Energy and Jamalco broke ground for the construction of a 94 megawatt US$265 million (J$33.3 billion) liquefied natural gas-fueled combined heat and power plant at Jamalco’s Halse Hall headquarters in Clarendon. New Fortress Energy will invest $1 billion in Jamaica over the next several years, for this project with an estimated […]

  • Groundbreaking ceremony for Jamaica’s largest solar project

    December 12, 2017

    On Wednesday, December 13, a groundbreaking ceremony will be held for the 37 MW solar energy project in Paradise Park, Westmoreland, Jamaica. The project is estimated to cost $60m and should be commissioned within a year.  The project is being developed by French energy producer, Neoen, alongside Rekamniar Frontier Ventures and MPC Capital. Angella Rainford, […]

  • Jamaica’s energy efficiency program receives $15m loan from JICA

    November 27, 2017

    Jamaica is taking strides towards energy efficiency, and a recent injection of $15m into the program will provide training to energy management staff, retrofit LED lighting, and lower vehicle fuel consumption, among other components. The $15m loan comes from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and is part of a joint $30m loan with the […]

  • New Fortress Energy strikes new partnership to deliver LNG

    November 22, 2017

    Fourth quarter financial reports disclose that as of September 2017, Cargo Handlers Limited entered into an agreement with liquefied natural gas provider New Fortress Energy (NFE). Based in Montego Bay, Cargo Handlers provides stevedoring and petroleum haulage services. Essentially, Cargo Handlers has become a transportation provider of New Fortress Energy for the delivery of LNG, said […]

  • BMR Energy to build solar PV for Jamaican sugar industry

    November 8, 2017

    An important partnership has formed between a leading regional solar developer and Jamaica’s sugar industry. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl Samuda, made the announcement at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between SCJ Holdings Ltd and BMR Energy LLC. The Monymusk sugar factory in Clarendon, Jamaica will get a solar upgrade […]

  • Jamaica’s health infrastructure overhaul makes progress

    October 31, 2017

    Jamaica’s healthcare infrastructure will be assessed over the next six months to ascertain improvements needed. The Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said the assessment will determine what the needs are in terms of specialist care, additional beds and operating theatres, among other things. These improvements will benefit many facilities that will receive […]

  • Jamaica receives US grant for offshore wind development

    October 11, 2017

    The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant to the Petroleum Corp. of Jamaica (PCJ) to support the development of an offshore wind farm in the country. Keystone Engineering Inc. (KEI), a Louisiana-based energy firm, will conduct a feasibility study to explore the viability for offshore wind in Jamaica. KEI designed the first offshore […]

  • JPS to invest $100m on storage/efficiency projects in 2017

    July 31, 2017

    The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), the island’s sole distributor of electricity, said it will be doubling its expenditure on energy projects by December this year in an attempt to drive down the cost of energy. JPS views the investment as key to driving efficiencies, according to Chairman Seji Kawamura, who was appointed earlier this year, […]

  • CDB approves $25m for Jamaica LED streetlight program

    July 25, 2017

    The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved funding of $25 million to replace existing streetlights in Jamaica with high efficiency light-emitting diode (LED) lamps. The funds are being provided to the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPSCo), and will facilitate the replacement of approximately 105,000 high pressure sodium and mercury […]

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