A French energy company secured Jamaican land in April for a 160-megawatt solar and hydrogen project that could nearly triple the island’s existing solar capacity on its own.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government will push for lower power costs in new JPS licence talks and expand renewables, noting March 2026 bills neared $42 per kilowatt hour.

A Nashville church held a community meeting before building anything, and the result was a senior housing development with solar power and a green roof, no debt, no state mandate required.

As Hurricane Melissa crossed Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, the Christian relief group Samaritan’s Purse put teams on standby and began loading tarpaulins, shelter materials, water systems and solar lights for an airlift from North Carolina.

The Central Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists installed a 60 kW solar system at its Spanish Town offices, cutting its electricity bill by about 70 per cent since it was switched on in March 2024.

From July 2024 the NHT began financing solar panels, batteries and rainwater systems through its SMART Energy Loan, folding resilience and lower running costs into homeownership.

Antigua completed upgrades at Tindall Temple SDA Church, the first of four churches being turned into climate-resilient shelters with a US$225,000 Green Climate Fund grant covering roof reinforcement, solar power and water harvesting.

Food For The Poor Jamaica unveiled a redesigned single-storey house more than 100 square feet larger than its old model, with a curbless shower, septic and water tanks and solar power, and set out what applicants need, including a pastor’s letter.

Work has begun on 12 affordable rented homes on the former St Cuthbert’s Church site on Clarence Embankment in Butetown, Cardiff, with solar panels and ground source heat pumps to cut residents’ bills.