(KINGSTON, Jamaica; 2024 November 12): The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has confirmed that it has no application for, nor are there any current plans to increase electricity rates to strengthen the Electricity Disaster Fund (EDF/Fund) following Hurricane Beryl. The EDF is a self-insurance fund established by the OUR in 2004 to set aside a Continue Reading
(KINGSTON, Jamaica, 2024 November 6): Jamaica’s Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) was returned as Chair of the Organisation of Caribbean Utility Regulators (OOCUR), the association of regional regulatory authorities. The OUR, which had just completed a one-year stint in the post, was reappointed at OOCUR’s Conference in Suriname, held on 2024 October 28-30. The OUR Continue Reading