Over 350,000 JPS customers receive Hurricane Beryl Bill Discount

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says more than 350,000 of its customers are benefitting from its Hurricane Beryl Bill Discount – a relief initiative which was introduced following the passage of Hurricane Beryl in on July 3.

“The JPS Hurricane Beryl Bill Discount, which is the biggest JPS relief initiative since Beryl, includes a 20 per cent discount on the bills of post-paid residential customers who use 150 kilowatt-hours of electricity or less for the month, as well as top-up electricity credit for active prepaid customers,” JPS's Chief Financial Officer, Vernon Douglas said in a press release today.  

“We are happy to have been able to provide this cushion for our most vulnerable customers. Recognising the far-reaching impact of Hurricane Beryl on our customers, JPS also relaxed our collections and disconnection processes. We have continued to facilitate flexible payment arrangements for customers who need extensions on their due dates.”

JPS said the 20 per cent Beryl Relief Discount is reflected as a separate line item on the bills that qualified customers start receiving in August. While prepaid customers are being notified by text messages of the one-off $1,500 top-up electricity credit being applied to their accounts.

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