Jamaica Public Service Outage: Kingston (Resolved)

Incident details

(Kingston, Jamaica – March 5, 2026) JPS has published a new list of communities scheduled to receive power supply by March 31. The list spans the parishes of St. James, Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth and Hanover, and includes some of the most remote and severely affected areas making up the remaining 1% of its customer base awaiting supply. This follows the company’s recent delivery on its commitment to restore electricity to sections of several communities in western Jamaica by the end of February, bringing the number of customers still without power to under 9,000. The communities scheduled to receive supply by March 31 include: ST. JAMES: Huntley and Kemshot WESTMORELAND: Sections of Alma, Argyle Mountain to Old Mountain, Aston, Berkshire, Burnt Ground, Camp Savanna, Cedar Grove, Chichester, Chichester Heights, Copse, Culloden, Findley, Fort Williams to Friendship, Fort Williams to Welcome Road, Fullersfield, Fustic Grove, Galloway to Argyle Mountain, Health Hall, Long Hill, Mackfield to Orange Hill, Miller Hill, Mount Peto, Parson Reid, Petersville, Ramble, Roaring River Community, Saddler's Hall, Shettlewood Land Settlement, South Sea Park, Tanky Gate and York Mountain. ST. ELIZA