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Over 6,000 sign up to regularise electricity supply
14,000 more new customers expected from inner cities
Thursday, June 02, 2011
THE Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says that residents of several inner city communities in Kingston and St Andrew and Montego Bay have responded positively to the company's appeals to take steps toward regularising their
electricity supply.
More than 6,100 residents have signed up to become legal customers since temporary customer service offices were opened in seven communities in March, said JPS.
Following wiring, inspection and certification they are all expected to be connected to the national grid by the end of the third quarter.
Communities served so far by the temporary customer service offices are Arnett Gardens, Trench Town, Rema, Naggo Head/Newlands, Payne Land, Flanker and Providence Heights.
These communities will be retrofitted with a new tamper proof network commonly called the Residential Automated Metering Infrastructure System (RAMI), which gives the utility company the option to read, disconnect and reconnect customers remotely.
Individual meters are also monitored remotely to detect suspicious activities. Furthermore the system is designed so that no unmetered low voltage lines are exposed which can be used for 'throw-ups.' Even though this system is virtually tamper proof, it is further enhanced by a warning system, which signals JPS immediately, if there is an attempt to breach the network.
The utility expects to see an additional increase of up to 14,000 new customers as it enters Jones Town, Whitfield Town, Waltham Park and Greenwhich Farm in Kingston as well as Central Village, Windsor Heights, Red Pond and Tawes Pen in St Catherine, over the next two months.
The JPS' temporary customer service offices facilitate applications for house wiring assistance, signing contracts for new service, establishing payment arrangements and handling customer service queries.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...#ixzz1OASVf7w6
14,000 more new customers expected from inner cities
Thursday, June 02, 2011
THE Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says that residents of several inner city communities in Kingston and St Andrew and Montego Bay have responded positively to the company's appeals to take steps toward regularising their
electricity supply.
More than 6,100 residents have signed up to become legal customers since temporary customer service offices were opened in seven communities in March, said JPS.
Following wiring, inspection and certification they are all expected to be connected to the national grid by the end of the third quarter.
Communities served so far by the temporary customer service offices are Arnett Gardens, Trench Town, Rema, Naggo Head/Newlands, Payne Land, Flanker and Providence Heights.
These communities will be retrofitted with a new tamper proof network commonly called the Residential Automated Metering Infrastructure System (RAMI), which gives the utility company the option to read, disconnect and reconnect customers remotely.
Individual meters are also monitored remotely to detect suspicious activities. Furthermore the system is designed so that no unmetered low voltage lines are exposed which can be used for 'throw-ups.' Even though this system is virtually tamper proof, it is further enhanced by a warning system, which signals JPS immediately, if there is an attempt to breach the network.
The utility expects to see an additional increase of up to 14,000 new customers as it enters Jones Town, Whitfield Town, Waltham Park and Greenwhich Farm in Kingston as well as Central Village, Windsor Heights, Red Pond and Tawes Pen in St Catherine, over the next two months.
The JPS' temporary customer service offices facilitate applications for house wiring assistance, signing contracts for new service, establishing payment arrangements and handling customer service queries.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...#ixzz1OASVf7w6
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