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Jamaica government cuts energy use by 10 GW
April 30, 2016
Wayne Williams, head of Jamaica’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program said that programs implemented across all ministries, department and agencies has saved the government $100 million over the last two and a half years. According to Williams, electricity usage has decreased by 10 gigawatt hours across these branches. The installation of solar films on windows, […]
Jamaica to go live with LNG in mid-August
April 28, 2016
Kelly Tomblin, CEO of the Jamaica Service Company stated the the conversation of Jamaica’s Bogue plant to liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be completed by mid-August. According to Tomblin, construction is nearly 95% complete at this time. “We are excited to convert Bogue. We have always maintained that fuel diversity is critical. It is all […]
Jamaica signs climate change agreement
April 22, 2016
Jamaica joined the coalition of over 150 countries to sign the Paris agreement on Climate Change, on April 22nd at the UN Headquarters in New York. Minister of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade, Kamina Johnson Smith, was present at the signing and said, “The Agreement is especially important to Small Island Developing States, like Jamaica, […]
Jamaica: New Fortress approved to supply gas for Old Harbour power plant
March 26, 2016
JPS president and CEO Kelly Tomblin announced that an agreement was signed with New Fortress Energy to supply gas for a 190 MW power plant at Old Harbour, St. Catherine. The plant, which will replaced JPS’ oil-burning plant, will be constructed with Power China. The final details will be finalized in early April. The plant […]
Green economy generates jobs
March 23, 2016
The government of Jamaica and the United Nations Environment Program released a study this week that links the green economy to development and job creation. Focusing on agriculture, tourism, construction, energy, & water and sewage, the paper links long-term development goals to creating policies that integrate sustainability and efficiency into each sector of the economy. […]
Jamaica’s RfP for 37 MW of renewables attracts 10 bids – report
March 5, 2016
In response to Jamaica’s RFP for 37 MW of renewable energy capacity, Jamaica’s office of Utilities Regulation received 10 bids. The RFP requested proposals for solar, wind, waste-to-energy and other renewable projects that can be operated on a build, own and operate basis.
Jamaica to Mitigate Climate Change
March 3, 2016
Jamaica aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.1 million metric tons of C02 per year by 2030. These figures were released in the country’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change following the COP21 talks in Paris.
Sun Fund Americas expands operations from Costa Rica to Jamaica
February 27, 2016
Sun Fund Americas, a Costa Rican renewable energy development company, will expand its operations to Jamaica this year. The company signed a 20MW solar PPA. Sun Fund works primarily on utility-scale solar projects and executes them in conjunction with Serenfushion Americas, a US-based hospitality development company. Read more here.
BMR Wind Farm to start production soon
January 25, 2016
With nine out of eleven wind turbines installed, BMR Jamaica is nearly ready to start energy production. During the 20-year PPA, the 36.3 MW wind farm will sell electricity to JPS for 12.9 cents per kwh. During the year-long construction of the farm, 737 Jamaicans were employed in the project.