New market force Jamaica free solar equipment and LED lamps import tariffs

Jamaica newspaper "news highlights", said energy secretary Powell on the front teeth, dental cabinet has decided to immediately amend the law, exempt from import tariffs on solar equipment and LED lights.

Powell said that in 2013 the government has announced some of the teeth is no longer a unified Caribbean energy-saving equipment external tariff, but also from the wind turbines, solar cells and solar water pumps and other products of the general consumption tax, highlighting the government development of the energy industry and renewable energy determination.

At present, the government is working with the American Development Bank to implement energy conservation projects, hoping to reduce the price of electricity from the current 0.38-0.42 U.S. dollars / kWh to 0.15-0.18 U.S. dollars / kwh. The total investment of the project is about US $20 million.