“Due to a temporary shortfall in generating capacity, some JPS customers may experience a disruption in their electricity supply today, Tuesday, July 19, 2011, up to 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.”

This was the warning from the Jamaican Public Service Company. It illustrates a problem that many developing countries are facing as electricity consumption grows faster than development of new generation. The strain is now increasingly being coupled with higher electricity prices as countries struggle to stay on top of loads. Keep reading →