NWC says it needs approximately $30b annually to improve infrastructure and service delivery

October 21, 2026

The National Water Commission (NWC) needs approximately $30 billion annually to improve its infrastructure and service delivery.

The figure was provided by NWC’s Acting President Kevin Kerr at yesterday’s meeting of the Public Accounts Committee.

He indicated that a World Bank study estimated that Jamaica’s water sector required an investment of US$5 billion to transform the sector.

Noting that the NWC’s infrastructure is well over 50 years, Mr. Kerr said the international best practice requires that a water utility like the size of NWC should replace its assets every year by one per cent.

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