Hurricane Melissa Restoration Highlights
Tuesday December 9, 2025
Key Sites Restored
RESTORATION STATUS
CUSTOMERS RESTORED: All parishes now have customers restored in some sections. In recent days, further progress has been made in Hanover and Westmoreland, the final two parishes to begin seeing customers in sections restored.
Targets met:
- 95% by first week of December – More than 96% of JPS customers in St Mary and Portland now have electricity; joining Kingston & St Andrew, St Catherine and St Thomas, as almost fully restored.
- 75% by second week of December – Clarendon, Manchester and St Ann, have more than 80% of JPS customers already restored.
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT: Damage assessment has now been completed on 100% of distribution feeders, and also on the transmission network and substations.
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JPS Delivers on Restoration Targets Announced in November.
(December 10, 2025) JPS has delivered on its projected December restoration targets, which were announced at a media briefing held on November 13 in Montego Bay – thereby marking a major milestone in the national recovery effort following the passage of the devastating Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.
The company has now delivered on several commitments it had made to the nation in early November, as it tackled the tremendous task of rebuilding the transmission and distribution infrastructure which had suffered catastrophic damage from the hurricane. At the time, JPS President & CEO, Hugh Grant, had committed to restoring power to 95% of ``....``
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Hundreds of Lineworkers from Jamaica and Overseas in Montego Bay Today – working to restore the city
(Kingston, November 16, 2025) Hundreds of lineworkers from Jamaica, the Caribbean and North America are presently in the city of Montego Bay, working to restore power to critical facilities and residential areas in the tourism capital. JPS made the report this morning, from its Regional Incident Command Centre in Montego Bay.
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We continue to explore and integrate renewable energy sources, as part of our strategy to gradually reduce dependence on fossil fuels for electricity generation. Our commitment to #Clean&Green has led to partnerships with other power providers to create a diverse renewable energy portfolio that supports the national grid: