As the Saharan dust continues to linger over the island, the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is indicating that it could have an impact on the reliability of power supply.

According to JPS’ VP for Energy Delivery, Blaine Jarrett, the settling of the dust on the power delivery infrastructure could lead to power outages.

“JPS has been closely monitoring the situation and has intensified our maintenance activities to ensure limited disruption in power supply to our customers.

However, in the event of power outages, JPS teams are on standby to respond as quickly as possible to restore service to affected customers,” Jarrett said.

The power company has also indicated that persons with solar panels may see a drop in the power produced by these panels because the Saharan Dust has reduced the impact of the sun's rays.