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A dozen proposals are currently being evaluated by the Jamaican government’s Generation Procurement Entity, GPE, for the supply of 100 megawatts of renewable energy to the national power grid. It forms part of steps by the Jamaican government to...

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Another Request for Proposal for a further 168 megawatts of renewable energy will be launched in the new financial year, which begins April 1. This is in addition to the supply of up to 100 megawatts of electricity generation for which the...

A European Union (EU) delegation is currently in Jamaica and looking to develop partnerships with Jamaican companies in the renewable energy sector to assist the country in meeting its 50 per cent target for renewables by 2030 in a remix of the...

INNOVATIVE Energy Company (IEC) Limited (formerly IEC SPEI Limited) has inked a partnership deal with Chinese technology company Huawei that will see both companies collaborating on the implementa...

Nearly eight months ago, when it emerged that Jamaica was serious about adding nuclear power to its energy mix, this newspaper urged the Holness administration to initiate a robust debate on the idea. For, with nuclear power, Jamaica would not...

The shock resignation of the House speaker, the People’s National Party’s rise in the polls, and strong performances in key sectors are among the factors that determined who won and who lost in politi...

Power utility Jamaica Public Service Company, JPS, plans to add nearly 300 megawatts of energy to the national electricity grid in support of the government's 50 per cent renewable energy target. It has put out tenders seeking engineering and...

THE Government is stepping up its drive to have 50 per cent of the islands electricity supply generated by renewables by 2030. In a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, minister ...