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OUR Bows Out, But JPS Not Giving Up On New Plant

Jamaica Public Service Company headquarters on Knutsford Boulevard in New Kingston. - File
Jamaica Public Service Company headquarters on Knutsford Boulevard in New Kingston. – File

The Office of Utilities Regulation has formally cancelled its agreement with JPS for development the 360 MW liquid natural gas plant, but the power company said Tuesday that the decision does not mean an end to the energy project.

Jamaica Public Service Company presented a modified version of the development to the OUR last Thursday, but would not say whether that plan still banks primarily on LNG for the plant ahead of feedback from the regulator on its proposal.

Company spokeswoman Winsome Callum told