The Office of Utilities Regulation regulates the electricity sector in Jamaica, which includes the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) and other Independent Power Producers (IPPs).
JPS and IPPs are regulated by the OUR through the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2015 and the Electricity Licence, 2016. New legislation, the Electricity Act, 2015, was introduced effective 2015 August 27.
This law repeals the Electric Lighting Act, the Electricity (Frequency Conversion) Act and Electricity Development Act, which previously governed the electricity sector. It also consolidates and modernizes the laws relating to the generation, transmission, distribution, supply, dispatch and use of electricity, and for connected matters.
The Electricity Licence, 2016 was issued effective 2016 January 27 and replaced the Amended and Restated All-Island Electric Licence, 2011.
Legislation – THE OFFICE OF UTILITIES REGULATION ACT as amended in 2000
Acts, Electricity, Telecommunications, Water & Sewerage
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Determination Notices, Electricity
READ MORE JPS Ltd’s October 24, System Shutdown 2001 – regulatory reports & Findings
Electricity, Reports and Findings
READ MORE Jamaica Public Service Company Limited, Power grid shutdown, 2001 Oct 24, shutdown, 2001 December
Decisions and Regulations, Electricity, Reports and Findings
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