There is a JPS post at McVille Drive, Wembley Farm, Red Ground, Old Harbour in St. Catherine that is broken. High-tension wires are on this pole, and further deterioration could prove very dangerous to persons on the ground and persons who use electricity in the area.
Several people in the area are extracting electricity from the JPS lines. This is very dangerous. This can result in overloading of the circuit, which can cause damage to the transformers in the area and also damage to equipment in homes and even destruction of homes by electrical fire.
The government has indicated its intention to deal with the challenge of the illegal extraction of electricity. This is a serious matter because persons involved in the illegal practice have in the past lost their lives, and it has also resulted in the loss of lives of others. Persons have lost their homes due to illegal extraction of electricity. JPS is often blamed for these tragedies.
The MP for the Red Ground in Old Harbour is MP Everald Warmington, and the Councillor is Keith Knight.
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Helping The People To Reduce Electricity Cost (Please Share These Ideas)
- Reduce taxes on electricity.
- Ban the importation of 60-cycle electrical equipment.
- Give a one-year moratorium and remove all taxes from household refrigerators to allow people to import 50-cycle refrigerators.
- Remove all taxes on household solar items such as refrigerators for a year.
- Teach our students to make solar equipment such as solar dryers. Solar dryers could be used to dry tomatoes and jackfruit, for example.
- Significantly reduce the theft of electricity to minimize the burden on paying customers.
These recommendations would reduce our fuel bill and increase our disposable incomes to spend on other items, such as locally produced food. It would also reduce the demand for foreign exchange. 60-cycle electrical equipment can be imported from countries like the United Kingdom, India, and Germany.
Your inefficient and old refrigerators are responsible for your high electricity bill. Using the wrong cycle electrical equipment not only burns more current, but also shortens the product life.
Call on our government to implement a Cost of Electricity Reduction Plan - CERP now!
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In this part of the world 60HZ is most prevalent therefore we could convert our systems to 60HZ and forget about 50 HZ used Mainly in Europe.
ReplyDeleteUSA,Mexico,Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Canada Jamaica's major trading partners have 60HZ .
Let's look at some additional facts before passing final judgement.
Here's a breakdown of the electricity frequency used in various Caribbean countries:
60 Hz:
1. *The Bahamas*
2. *Barbados*
3. *Cuba*
4. *Dominican Republic*
5. *Haiti*
6. *Jamaica*
7. *Puerto Rico*
8. *Trinidad and Tobago*
50 Hz:
1. *Anguilla* (British overseas territory)
2. *Aruba* (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
3. *Bonaire* (special municipality of the Netherlands)
4. *Curaçao* (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
5. *Grenada*
6. *Martinique* (overseas department of France)
7. *Saint Lucia*
8. *Saint Vincent and the Grenadines*
9. *Sint Eustatius* (special municipality of the Netherlands)
10. *Saba* (special municipality of the Netherlands)
Notes:
1. *Some islands may have dual-frequency systems*, particularly those with a history of British and French colonial rule.
2. *Frequency may vary depending on the specific location*, such as tourist areas or industrial zones.
Keep in mind it is always a good idea to verify the electricity frequency for a specific location before traveling or conducting business in any of them.
60 HZ is also said to be more efficient so no need for additional expenditure or any bureaucratic rigmarole.
Modern equipment these days can accommodate 50 or 60 HZ and also dual cycles so both can demonstrably work quite efficiently.
If a choice had to be made for one let it be 60HZ.
It would be helpful to hear from some independent electrical engineering experts.
Learned so much from this post was not aware of so many ramifications regarding HZ and electricity generation.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the enlightenment sirs and madams.
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