Private company
JPS
Electricity utility in Jamaica
The Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) is the only electricity utility in Jamaica. As a single buyer, it owns and operates the island's transmission and distribution networks as a monopoly, and also owns a significant share of electricity generation.2 It is headquartered in Montreal.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryelectric power generation, transmission and distribution1
- HeadquartersMontreal1
- Websitewww.jpsco.com
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The Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) is the only electricity utility in Jamaica. As a single buyer, it owns and operates the island's transmission and distribution networks as a monopoly, and also owns a significant share of electricity generation.2
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
- Korea East-West Power Company 40%
- Marubeni 40%
- Jamaica 19.9%
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1928Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.jpsco.com1
- WikipediaJamaica Public Service
- WikidataQ117247207
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataJPS on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJPS on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsJPS photo by SwiftNesta, CC BY-SA 4.0