Who owns Jamaica's energy grid?

Jamaica’s energy grid comprises 789MW of capacity, 80 per cent of which is owned by the JPS. The utility purchases 168MW from independent power producers that are contracted to supply electricity to the national grid, JPS said last month in tender documents to suppliers.

Will JPS build a solar power plant in Jamaica?

Power utility Jamaica Public Service Company, JPS, is investing US$300 million to construct Jamaica’s largest solar power plant and a battery storage facility, starting this month. The renewable energy facility will replace JPS’s aged Hunts Bay...

How much electricity does JPS buy from independent power producers?

The utility purchases 168MW from independent power producers that are contracted to supply electricity to the national grid, JPS said last month in tender documents to suppliers. As a monopoly distributor of electricity, JPS is the operator of Jamaica’s national energy grid.