KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), in collaboration with the Jamaica Institute of Management (JIM) and the University of Technology (UTech) have joined efforts to find viable solutions for the country’s current energy crisis. On Tuesday, October 29, the three organisations will host the first in a Series of Conversations about Energy: Finding Jamaica’s Optimal Energy Solutions for Growth” at The Terra Nova Hotel.

The breakfast series will feature notable presenters within the energy and academic fraternity, including Professor Stephen Morgan, Director of American Clean Energy Corporation; Valentine Fagan, power system engineer and VP generation expansion at JPS Co, and Fitzroy Vidal, director, Ministry of Science, Energy and Mining.

The topics to be explored over the series include:

Fuel Sources: What is the optimal mix for Jamaica’s economic growth?

Financing large projects: how and under what conditions?

The high cost of electricity has been acknowledged as being one of the most important impediments to economic growth and job creation facing Jamaica today, and the country will not achieve international competitiveness without effectively addressing this challenge.

“One of our major objectives at the PSOJ is to see significantly lower energy costs for the Jamaican populace, which is why we decided to partner with JIM and UTech to stage this series of conversations on the optimal energy solutions for Jamaica,” says PSOJ president Chris Zacca. “We are confident that the presenters will put forward credible, creative solutions to Jamaica’s energy crisis that both the general public and the government could implement in the interim, while we await the construction of the 360 Megawatt plant,” he added.