There have been fresh calls for the monopoly the Jamaica Public Service has on transmission and distribution of electricity to be broken.,
June 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says its team has restored over 41,000 of the 50,000 customers impacted by a squall line this afternoon that brought strong winds, throwing debris, including zinc sheets into power lines.
The most affected areas included sections of Kingston and St Andrew, St Catherine, Clarendon, Manchester and Trelawny.
JPS says it is now working to restore power to the remaining 8857 (approximately one per cent of the customer base), who remain without supply as of 6:30 this evening.
The company said its Incident Command Centre has projected that nearly all the remaining customers will be restored by midnight tonight.
JPS is reminding members of the public to exercise caution, especially around fallen wires, and to be careful of falling debris.
Customers are being asked to report outages or hazards using the JPS mobile app, website, or Customer Care Centre at 888-CALL-JPS (888-225-5577).