JEP Events
Corporate Social Responsibility
JEP TREATS SCORES OF OHB RESIDENTS TO
ANNUAL DENTAL FAIR On Friday, November 3,
and extractions, conducted by highly
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qualified dentists and dental hygienists
Partners, at its third annual
from DS Prime. Celebrated under the
Dental Fair, treated one
theme, Creating Smiles for Life, the
hundred and eighty-one
dental fair, was held at the Old Harbour
(181) Old Harbour Bay (OHB)
Bay Baptist Church in Old Harbour Bay.
residents to complimentary dental services!
Throughout the day, members of the CSR team, as well as teachers of
Since 2016, JEP has been
surrounding basic schools, volunteered
creating beautiful smiles for
to assist with registration, crowd control
Old Harbour Bay residents,
and other activities. In addition to
by granting them access
providing free dental services, staff and
to dental services as well
volunteers also devoted time to educate
as tips on proper dental
persons regarding the importance of oral
hygiene. This year marks the
health and encouraged them to take their
company’s largest dental
health seriously.
fair where residents received tooth examinations, cleaning,
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Also proud of the level of attendance from the residents and the overall success of the event was our President & CEO Wayne McKenzie, who had this to say: “Oral health is a crucial part of general health and quality of life. As such, we commit our time and resources to ensure that residents receive the opportunity to access these muchneeded services at no cost to them. We at JEP understand that dental services can be costly for residents and are, therefore, honoured to be able to alleviate the financial burden and expose them to as many services as possible.�
JEP DONATES OVER
J$200,000
TO SUSTAIN THE MONTEGO BAY MARINE PARK
The Montego Bay Marine Park is one of the many Nongovernment Organizations that works assiduously in protecting the environment, particularly marine life. This second city, however, faces several challenges due to the improper garbage disposal which results in various forms of waste being emitted into the Caribbean Sea from gullies in the surrounding communities. Also, a threat is the unrelenting fishermen, who use incorrect fishing techniques which threatens the sustainability of our ecosystem. Jamaica Energy Partners disburses quarterly sponsorship to assist with awareness campaigns as well as to provide fuel for boat patrols within the designated fish sanctuary. President and CEO, Wayne McKenzie presented the final cheque of the year which valued just over J$200,000.00.
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WKPP Events
Corporate Social Responsibility
WKPP RECEIVES THE HSDE PARTNERS AWARD! According to the Jamaica
Partners’ award on behalf of WKPP
enrolling them in adult literacy and skills
Foundation for Lifelong
for its unwavering contributions to
training programmes. Everyone deserves
Learning (JFLL) Jamaica’s
national development.
an opportunity to education and the best
literacy rate is currently at 87
quality attainable we, therefore, encourage
percent, a vast improvement as
JFLL acknowledged WKPP for its
continued training programmes to ensure
the island is coming from a rate
invaluable support and for consistently
the sustainability of the livelihood of our
of 50 percent in 1974.
providing unattached youth with
residents and that of their children.
scholarships and other lifelong On Wednesday, November 29,
learning opportunities through annual
In addition, WKPP also promotes “Read
2017, at the JFLL Graduation
training programmes.
Across Jamaica Day” in schools, provides
and Recognition Ceremony,
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books for school libraries and sponsors
Public and Community
Since 2013, WKPP has been
reading programmes in various secondary
Relations Specialist Melissa
providing a “second chance” to
institutions annually.
Newman, accepted the HSDE
the residents of West Kingston by
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WKPP RECOGNISES
THE HON. DESMOND MCKENZIE FOR HIS SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS
Member of Parliament The Hon. Desmond
has been instrumental in; these include
McKenzie has provided immense support to WKPP.
The Mayor’s Parlour and the West Kingston
Our partnership in community development began during
Christmas Treat.
the construction of the West Kingston Power Station, and has resulted into several impactful initiatives, which have
These activities not only showcase the efforts of
contributed to the advancement of the community. WKPP
this partnership to develop the communities, but also
sponsored two renowned activities which Mr. McKenzie
strengthens brand loyalty and awareness among residents.
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Operations & Maintenance
WEST KINGSTON POWER PARTNERS LAUNCHES FUEL OIL TREATMENT TRIAL PROGRAM that hopes to have its initial component testing in December 2017, and full implementation of the project by January 2018. The project consists of two main components: a fuel mill used for mechanically grinding the processed fuel for use in the diesel engines, and a dosing pump for injecting the chemicals “Amergy 7800i” and “Amergize” (a combustion catalyst and deposit modifier respectively) into the fuel oil flow. Although the suppliers of the treatment system have claimed numerous benefits and guarantee fuel savings of over 2% HFO (Heavy Fuel Oil), the management team of Jamaica Energy Partners and West Kingston Power Partners have decided to use WKPP as the flagship to test these claims along with the performance/effectiveness of the system. In addition to fuel savings, the benefits claimed by the suppliers of the system are: •
Improved efficiency of combustion
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Improved engine heat rates
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Improved atomization of fuel
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Reduced maintenance costs due to reduced wear of engine components.
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Reduce effects of dirty or unstable fuel (if received).
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Reduce NOx emissions (environmental benefits)
Should the system operate as depicted by its suppliers (who will provide support and monitoring throughout the trial period), savings are projected to be in the region of approximately $400K USD per year. As with all projects, the management With fuel oil costs being our largest expense in
team will closely analyse performance, costs and savings
producing power to our customer (amounting to
from the project in order to determine whether the project is
over 70% of operating cost), there is a continuous
feasible enough to be sustained, and whether it should also be
drive to achieve reduction in fuel consumption and
replicated at the Doctor Bird Power Station.
to increase fuel efficiency at the JEP/WKPP facilities. The West Kingston Power Partners (WKPP) is in the construction phase of a trial fuel treatment project
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