Hundreds of lineworkers in MoBay in a bid to restore power to the western city
Published:Sunday | November 16, 2025 | 1:20 PM
Hundreds of lineworkers from Jamaica, the Caribbean and North America are currently in Montego Bay, St James, working to restore power to critical facilities and residential areas in the tourism capital.
The Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) says it is cognizant of the vital role that the city of Montego Bay plays in the national economy, and also as a major employer for residents in the neighbouring parishes of Westmoreland, Hanover, Trelawny and St Ann.
Several essential services in the city have already received power supply, including some critical National Water Commission pumps, the Sangster International Airport and some commercial centres.
Up to Friday, the JPS had said 67 per cent of its customers across Jamaica had been reconnected to the power grid.
It has committed to maintaining the flow of information to customers, as the restoration process continues, on the heels of the most devastating hurricane Jamaica has ever experienced.
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