‘Unacceptable situation’: Minister cries foul as Jamaica suffers blackout
Summary
Jamaica experienced a rare blackout that affected the entire island late Friday night. By Saturday morning, most customers had power restored, and officials were investigating the cause while calling the situation unacceptable.Key Facts
- The blackout began around 9pm local time on Friday and affected the whole island.
- Jamaica’s Minister of Energy, Daryl Vaz, said most of the 700,000 customers of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) had power restored by Saturday morning.
- JPS is the only company that controls electricity on the island.
- The cause of the blackout was still unknown as of Saturday morning, and JPS was investigating.
- Minister Vaz held an emergency meeting with government and electricity officials and demanded a full report within 24 hours.
- Both Minister Vaz and Prime Minister Andrew Holness called the blackout situation “unacceptable.”
- Jamaica has about 2.8 million people and rarely experiences island-wide blackouts except during severe weather events.
- The blackout came just as the Atlantic hurricane season began, raising concerns about the electrical grid’s strength during future storms.
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