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Jul 7, 2024
UPDATE: JPS restoration progress now at 67%
Gavin Riley / Our Today
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The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says its restoration efforts across the island now stand at 67 per cent on Sunday (July 7), accounting for roughly 463,000 customers since the passage of Hurricane Beryl.
In a social media update, the sole electricity provider advised that in the last 72 hours, technicians completed a comprehensive assessment of power plants nationwide. Furthermore, 85 per cent of JPS transmission lines have since been inspected with over 13,000 kilometres of distribution lines patrolled.
To date, 219,000 customers have been reconnected to the JPS grid.
See breakdown of areas restored on July 7, 2024:
| Parish | Power restoration (as at 9:00 am Jamaica time) |
| St James | Sections of Bogue, Freeport up to Lagoons, Fairfield, Tucker, Urwin, Montego Bay town, West Green, Retirement, Unity Hall, Great River Private, Alice Eldemire Drive |
| St Thomas | Sections of Belvedere, Friendship, Belfast, Morant Bay, Church Corner, sections of Retreat, White Horses, White Hall, Pondside, sections of Yallahs, Prospect to Port Morant, Seaforth to Soho, Whitehall, Golden Valley, Middleton, Spring Garden, Summit, Highbury, Logan Lane, Roselle, Southaven |
| Kingston & St Andrew | Old Hope Road, sections of Shortwood Road, Barbican, Norbrook, East Kings House Road, Graham Heights, Golden Spring, Stony Hill, Oakridge, Armour Heights, Lakehurst, Stillwell Road, Manor Park, Constant Spring, Havendale, Plymouth, Sections of Cherry Gardens, Long Lane, Jacks Hill, Queen Hill, sections of Temple Hall, Duhaney Park, sections of Mona, Beverly Hills and Long Mountain, Queen Hill, Sterling Castle, Red Hills, Shortwood Road, Olivere Road, Millsborough, Papine, Univeristy of Technology, Gordon Town Road, Roehampton Drive, Deanery Road, Piccadilly/ Marescaux Rd (including Ministry of Health/ National Water Commission), Ministry of Education, Orange Street, Newport |
| Trelawny | Stewart Castle, Springfield, Florence Hall, Clarkes Town, Jackson Town, Braco, Rio Bueno, Duncans, Prospect, Spicy Hill, Harmony Hall, Silver Sands |
| St Catherine | Spanish Town – St. Johns Road, Job Lane, Beacon Hill, St. Jago Heights, Thompson Pen, Sligoville, Waterloo District, Greendale, Old Harbour Town; Marlie Mount; Gutters; Old Harbour Bay; Bushy Park; Springville; New Harbour Village 1, 2,3; Claremont Heights, Charlemont Gardens, Rhone Park, Bannister Road, Red Ground, sections of Bartons, Colbeck, Bodles, Big Lane, New Harbour Village, Old Harbour Square, Claremount Heights, Darlington Drive, Old Harbour Glades, Greater Portmore, Braeton, Westport, Port Henderson Road, Bridgeview, Passage Fort, the Commercial Complex of Port Henderson Road, Bridgeport, Edgewater, Port Henderson Road, Bridgeview, Passage Fort, the Commercial Complex of Port Henderson Road – supply up to Mega Mart, Waterford, Portsmount, Westchester, Independence City, Newlands Road, Cumberland, Garveymeade, Westmeade, Southborough, Grange Lane, Portmore Town Centre, Dyke Road, Cedar Manor |
| Portland | Hope Bay, Orange Bay, Buff Bay and Hart Hill |
| St Mary | Iter Boreale, Annotto Bay Town leading to the Annotto Bay Hospital, Highgate Town to Ranch Hill, Highgate to sections of Port Maria (such as Llanrumny, Cumsee & Harmony Hall). Boscobel to Ocean Ridge (includes the Boscobel Resort), sections of Richmond Town |
| Clarendon | Palmers Cross, Bustamante Highway, Boodles Pen, Free Town |
Large sections of hardest-hit parishes St Elizabeth, Manchester and Westmoreland remained without power since Hurricane Beryl barrelled just south of the island last Wednesday, the scale of damage continues to hamper restoration efforts in those southern parishes. The situation is particularly dire for the breadbasket parish, where most of JPS’ infrastructure was severely damaged by the hurricane eyewall.
In the meantime, JPS says its team of technicians will resume the re-electrification process in 10 parishes today.
See itinerary below:
| Parish | Restoration areas |
| St Thomas | Sections of Soho, Southaven, Phillip Avenue, Top Hill/Needham Pen, Poinciana, Bath, Whiteheld, Spring Garden, Middleton, Dumfries, Summit, Nutts River, Duhaney Pen, Lloyds, New Lands, Paradise, Llanduany, Lyssons, Leith Road, Trinityville, Prospect Pen main road and surrounding areas |
| Kingston & St Andrew | Sections of Grants Pen, Temple Mead, Andrew’s Pen, Chisolm Avenue, Carpenter Road, Fourth Ave, Gefford Place, Picadilly/Marescaux Road, Port Royal, Industrial Terrace, Palm Beach, Gordon Close, Arnold Road, Jacks Hill, Upper Lady Musgrave, West Kings House, liguanea Ave, Aries Ave, Cavaliers, Penfield, West Kings House Road, Greenwich Road, Torrington Park, Slipe Pen Road, Washington Boulevard, Molynes Road, Constant Spring, Coopers Hill, Hunts Bay, Smokey Vale, Heroes Circle, Bull Bay, Three Miles, Terrence Avenue, Hagley Park Road, Rock Hall, Maxfield Park, Eastwood Park, and surrounding areas |
| Clarendon | Manchester Ave, Osbourne Sore, Clarendon Gardens, River Road, May Pen Hospital |
| Westmoreland | Savanna-La-Mar Hospital, Roaring River to Great River Pumps, Paradise to Darling Street, Llandilo to Kings Wood |
| St Catherine | Duhaney, Christian Gardens, Naggo Head square to Bridge View, Hellshire area, Morris Meadows to Waterford, Passage Fort, sections of Portmore, Rhodens Pen, Tredegar, McCook’s Pen, Clifton, Lauriston and surrounding areas |
| Portland | Sections of Port Antonio, Anchovey, Rafters Rest and surrounding areas, Hope Bay square, Rice Piece Road, Rio Grande Valley, Wayne Road, Fellowship, Grants Pen, West Retreat |
| St Mary | Sections of Annotto Bay, Fairweather Avenue, Gibralt H/S, Annotto Bay, Oracabessa, Highgate, Cambridge, Harmony Hall, Richmond, Llanrumny, Cumsee, Harmor Hall, Richmond Town and surrounding areas, Guy’s Hill and surrounding areas, Exchange and surrounding areas, Belfield & surrounding areas, Richmond Town to Richmond Prison, NWC pump that feeds Highgate, Annotto Bay Hospital, lan Flemming airport, Boscobel Resort |
| St Ann | Sections of Roaring River, Mammee Bay, Richmond, Discovery Bay, Cardiff Hall, Mt Olivet, Salem, Flat Point, Bridge Water, Great Pond, Breadnut Hill and surrounding areas, Pineapple Place, James Avenue, Conter Garden, Breadnut Hill, Great Pond and surrounding areas, Salem, Chalky Hill, Alexandria, Huntley, Friendship, Dumbarton, Runaway Bay, Mt. Edgecombe, Tipoli |
| Manchester | Sections of Porus, Kendal, New Green Road, Caledonia Road, Christiana, Spauldings and surrounding areas |
| Hanover | Tryall, Sandy Bay, sections of Lucea |
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