RESTORATION UPDATE #2

RESTORATION OF CUSTOMERS CONTINUES, FOLLOWING ISLANDWIDE POWER OUTAGE

(Kingston, Jamaica – Saturday, June 6, 2:15 a.m.)  JPS is continuing the restoration of electricity to customers, following an all-island power outage just after 9:00pm on Friday night (June 5).

The company is advising that some customers in sections of western, central and eastern Jamaica have already received power supply.  As at 2:00a.m. the company has restored power to approximately 20% or just over 140,000 of its customers across sections of Kingston and St Andrew, St. Catherine, Clarendon, Trelawny and St. James.

JPS has indicated that it is making every effort to restore power to all customers in the shortest possible time.

The company will continue to provide updates to customers, as it makes every effort to safely restore customers as quickly as possible.