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Media Release – OUR finalises ANPAM for Runaway Bay Water Company

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OUR approves 5.11% for Runaway Bay Water Company’s 2023 ANPAM (Kingston, Jamaica, 2023 July 6) A new base rate of 5.11% was approved for the 2023 Annual Price Adjustment Mechanism (ANPAM) application submitted to the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) by potable water and sewerage service utility provider, Runaway Bay Water Company Continue Reading

Media Release: OUR Assigns Numbers under 658 Area Code

OUR Assigns a Central Office Code under 658 Area Code (KINGSTON, Jamaica; 2023 May 17):  The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) recently assigned a Central Office Code (a number block which contains 10-thousand telephone numbers) under Jamaica’s new area code, “658”. A Central Office Code is the first three digits which are dialled after the Continue Reading

MEDIA RELEASE – JPS 2023 Annual Tariff Adjustment Application Under Review by OUR

JPS 2023 Annual Tariff Adjustment Application Under Review by OUR  (Kingston, Jamaica; 2023 May 11): The Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) has submitted its 2023 Annual Tariff Adjustment application to the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR). This is provided for under the Electricity Licence, 2016. The annual tariff adjustment request seeks to realign electricity Continue Reading

MEDIA RELEASE: OUR Finalizes Decisions on NWC’s 2023 Annual Price Adjustment Mechanism

OUR Finalises Decisions on NWC’s 2023 Annual Price Adjustment Mechanism  (Kingston, Jamaica: 2023 May 2): The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has issued its decisions on the 2023 Annual Price Adjustment Mechanism (ANPAM) for the National Water Commission (NWC). These decisions are contained in the National Water Commission Annual Price Adjustment Mechanism 2023 Rate Adjustment Continue Reading

MEDIA RELEASE: Fewer Utility Customer Complaints to the OUR in 2022

Fewer Utility Customer Complaints to the OUR in 2022 But Spike in JPS and NWC Guaranteed Standards Breaches   (2023 April 24; Kingston, Jamaica): The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) received 18% fewer utility customer complaints in 2022 than it did in 2021. However, there were increased breaches of the Guaranteed Standards by the Jamaica Continue Reading