KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is advising customers that due to a scheduled maintenance on Sunday, August 20, some sections of St Andrew will be without electricity between the hours of 7:30 am and 5:30 pm.

JPS said while the outage will be inconvenient, it is necessary to strengthen the power system to better serve customers.

The maintenance will see the light and power company replacing old poles and removing vegetation on major lines in the areas to be affected.

“Yes…we know the timing isn’t great, especially with the World Championships and heat, but this maintenance outage is an essential part of our efforts to strengthen the power system to serve you better,” JPS tweeted.

Manor Park, East Harmour Heights, West Harmour Heights, Grosvernor Terrace, Lakehurst Drive, West Oakridge, East Oakridge, Stillwell Road, Norbrook Drive, Waterworks Road, Sharrow Drive, Parkway, Long Lane, Stony Hill Square, Stony Hill, Four Winds, Orange Grove, Bridgemount, Montgomery Road, Pigeonville, Gibson Road, Hermittage Dam Road, Airy Castle Road, Bowden Hill, Red Gal Ring, Seaview Road, Palamino Terrace, Golden Spring, Temple Hall, Iron River, Mt Pleasant, Lawrence Tavern, Zion Hill, Harkers Hall, Glengoffe, and roads leading off are some of the areas set to be affected.

JPS is urging the public to bear with them as they work to have the power restored as soon as possible.

However, this has been met with heavy criticism from social media users.

“Dem a wicked, though. Ah interrupt people likkle enjoyment after unuh done a pressure we wid high bills, “ one user commented.

Another one wrote: “Heat a kill we under the fan whe a blow hot air and now dem dem worse want we fi dead from heat.”