Additional specialised vehicles deployed to boost restoration in western Jamaica

(Kingston – January 3, 2026) JPS is intensifying its push to restore power to all affected customers, with the addition of 175 specialised vehicles to the fleet assigned to restoration efforts in the west of the island. With approximately ninety per cent of customers — about 630,000— now with supply, the company is in the last mile of island-wide restoration. The additional vehicles include trailers, pickup trucks, digger derricks and excavators.

JPS President and CEO, Hugh Grant, said the added equipment and expertise will accelerate restoration in remaining pockets where damage has been most severe. “Our focus remains on safely reconnecting customers while strengthening the network for greater resilience, as crews continue working around the clock to bring the restoration effort to a close,” he said.

He stressed that the last mile of restoration will prove to be the most difficult part of the recovery. “The teams will be working ten times harder with a lot less customers being connected as we go deeper into the more rural and remote parts of the affected parishes,” he said.

Grant underscored JPS’ commitment to get supply to the remaining customers as safely and as quickly as possible. “We have to thank our main stakeholders, our customers, for their continued support and understanding as our teams work to restore their power. It is not an easy thing to be without electricity for so long, and you have our commitment that we will not stop working until every single customer is restored,” he said.