Jamaica Public Service Outage: Kingston (Resolved)

Incident details

Emergency Response Activated (Kingston, Jamaica – Monday, June 16, 2025) JPS is reporting that approximately 50,000 or about 7% of its customers have so far been affected by outages caused by a Squall Line, which began affecting the island at approximately 12:15pm today. While details are still emerging, JPS has confirmed that the Squall Line brought unusually strong winds, causing sporadic outages in several communities across Kingston and St Andrew, St. Catherine, Clarendon and Manchester. The Company’s Incident Command Centre has been activated to manage the situation and facilitate a safe and swift restoration response. “The Incident Command Centre allows us to coordinate our response efforts, prioritize the most affected areas, and mobilize the necessary crews and equipment to get the job done,” explained JPS’ Senior VP Energy Delivery, Blaine Jarrett. “Our emergency response teams are already carrying out restoration where it is safe to do so,” he said. “More than 50% of the customers initially affected have already been restored. However, as the system continues to move across the island, more customers may lose supply. Our teams will continue to work to restore service as s