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Loop News Jamaica Public Service s head office in New Kingston. Just under $39 million has not been paid over to Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) and National Water Commission (NWC) customers for breaches of the Guaranteed Standards during the January to March, 2021 period. The unpaid sum, which is contained in the Office of Utilities Regulation’s (OUR’s) latest Quarterly Performance Report for the January to March 2021 period, is attributed to customers who have not claimed for breaches of the NWC Guaranteed Standards, and for JPS customers awaiting the outcome of that company’s appeal to the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET) for force majeure relief from the Guaranteed Standards (GS) and the Overall Standards (OS). ....
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has expressed shock and disappointment at a news release by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) on Tuesday indicating tens of millions of dollars owed to customers by the JPS for Guaranteed Standard Breaches. “We are surprised by the timing of this release from the OUR, given the fact that JPS is awaiting the response of the Ministry of Science Energy and Technology (MSET) on our application for the invocation of the force majeure clause in the licence that governs our operations,” said Winsome Callum, JPS’ Director of Corporate Communications, in a news release on Tuesday afternoon. ....