The Office of Utilities Regulations (OUR) has pushed back the date for providing a recommendation to the government on the supply of 360 megawatts of power to the national grid.
The OUR says it decided to move the deadline from March 31 to April 15 after it received more proposals than expected.
According to the OUR, it has received proposals from five entities which will require more time for it to carry out its analysis.
The OUR says it has engaged the services of an independent consultant to assist in evaluating the proposals.
The 360 megawatts project is part of efforts by the government to bring down the cost of electricity.
The project was originally awarded to the Jamaica Public Service Company but the request for proposal process was reopened after the light and power entity failed to satisfy all the requirements of the bid.
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