Nationwide News understands that the Jamaica Public Service Company, JPS, has short-listed a number of parish council offices, markets and schools for disconnection of electricity supply due to delinquency in bill payment.
Over twenty public schools are reportedly on the list for disconnection.
Power supply to the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay and the Montego Bay Civic Center, was cut today.
It’s understood that the light and power company has decided to move aggressively towards disconnecting the power supply to Government-run institutions that are in arrears for over 90-days.
Meantime … sources at the Finance Ministry say a payment of over 20-million dollars was turned over to the JPS today as the Government is responding to the developing crisis.
Speaking on Nationwide@5 on Wednesday, JPS President and CEO, Kelly Tomblin signaled that the company has had enough of the Government being tardy in the payment of its electricity bill.
Kelly Tomblin, President and CEO of JPS.
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In the meantime, Ms Tomblin, says the company has no intention of disconnecting power to essential services, in its bid to recover billions of dollars in unpaid bills from the government.
Ms. Tomblin says if dis-connections are to take place, only non-essential facilities will be affected.
The JPS CEO further noted that discussions are ongoing to assist the Government in meeting its energy costs over the long-term.
She was speaking with journalists in downtown Kingston yesterday.
