The distribution of and supply of electricity is well developed. The Government's recent Rural Electrification Programme has taken electricity to the very remote areas in Jamaica. There is a continuous effort to upgrade the supply of electricity and to increase operating efficiency.
Private companies generate the remaining.
An average of 63.4 percent of Jamaicans lives in dwellings with electricity. Roadways Jamaica has a substantial network of roads. About fifty percent of the system is characterised by sharp curves passing over mountainous terrain through several tunnels resulting in exceptionally high operating and maintenance costs. Low passenger traffic and reduction in use for the transport of agricultural production combined with high running cost etc. led to the closure of the railway four years ago. Some sections are however still being used by the bauxite companies for the transportation of bauxite.