Vaz warns JPS that it is on a tight deadline to lower electricity costs

Warning that the “clock is ticking”, Energy Minister Daryl Vaz on Tuesday urged the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to finalise its decision on the terms governing electricity rates that exist under its current all-island licence, which is set to expire in less than a year.

Vaz made the call during his address at the 2026 Jamaica Energy Summit at the AC Marriott Hotel in New Kingston.

The forum, which was hosted by JPS under the theme “Powering Forward, Rebuilding Jamaica’s Energy Future After Hurricane Melissa”, brought together key stakeholders who launched a series of strategic conversations on the future of the country’s electricity sector, one year after the category five storm battered sections of the island.