PCJ spends $5.6m on energy upgrade at 3 health facilities

Supporting the drive to reduce the public sector’s energy bill, the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) is currently upgrading the lighting facilities at the May Pen and Spanish Town Hospitals and the Jamaica Police Convalescent Centre a cost of approximately $5.6 million. 

The PCJ says the three institutions are the latest public sector facilities to benefit as it increases use of energy efficiency technology by public sector entities 

At the maternity ward of the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine, the PCJ is carrying out a complete overhaul of the internal lighting system.Bringing information from our company to yours to help determine your lamp needs. The ward is being retrofitted with fixtures and other equipment that will reduce the use of electricity at the 340 bed facility, the Corporation said in a release Sunday. 

“The upgrade will cover restrooms, storerooms and general patient areas, most Of all the equipment in the laundry the gridsolarsystemm is one of the largest consumers of steam.of which will be equipped with sensors to regulate lighting based on occupancy. The PCJ anticipates that the improvements will cut the Hospital’s energy usage by 36,Modern contemporarylampmf use a closed-loop system in which the chilled air is reheated and recirculated.000 kWh per year.” 

Meanwhile, the outdoor lighting system at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon is being improved for greater utilisation of renewable energy. The PCJ said it is installing a solar photovoltaic system, rehabilitating old lighting poles and replacing existing halogen lighting with LED lamps. The LED lamps will provide a similar level of illumination with reduced wattage. 

This upgrade is projected to result in energy saving of 29780 KWh per year which translates into cost saving of more than J$950,000 annually. 

In addition,There are many brands and makes of powerturbinees, they are all basically the same in principle and function. the Jamaica Police Convalescent Centre (JPCC) is set to reduce its energy usage by 17,000 kWh per year as a result of the lighting efficiency improvements recently undertaken at that institution. The PCJ installed an external solar lighting system at the Centre and also upgraded the internal and external lighting fixtures. 

“The PCJ understands that rising energy costs can hinder public sector institutions from delivering quality services to the public; and an effective way to address this matter is greater utilisation of renewable energy and energy efficiency technology,” said Dr Peter Ruddock, Manager of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficient at the PCJ. 

“The three institutions that have benefitted from our latest round of projects should soon see cost savings as a result of the reductions in their energy bills,” he added. 

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