List of power stations in Jamaica

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Jamaica, sorted by type and name.

In Jamaica, the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has a monopoly on the "transmission, distribution and supply of electricity".[1] However, JPS does not have a monopoly on electricity generation. Jamaica also has Independent Power Providers (IPPs) which "are private entities that own and operate facilities to generate electricity for sale to the national grid."[2]

Coal-fired

Name Operator Location Parish Capacity (MW) Commissioned Decommissioned
Gold Street Power Station[3][4] Jamaica Public Service Company[a] 17°58′02″N 76°47′12″W / 17.9672°N 76.7867°W / 17.9672; -76.7867 (Gold Street Steam Power Plant) Kingston 0.3 1892 1970

Oil- and gas-fired

Name Operator Location Parish Fuel Capacity (MW) Commissioned Decommissioned
Bahia Principe Runaway Bay Cogeneration Plant[5] [6] Sampol 18°27′37″N 77°21′00″W / 18.4602°N 77.3500°W / 18.4602; -77.3500 (Bahia Principe Runaway Bay Cogeneration Plant) St Ann Heavy fuel oil (HFO) and diesel 8.1 2017 -
Bogue Power Station[7][8] Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) 18°27′04″N 77°55′07″W / 18.4512°N 77.9187°W / 18.4512; -77.9187 (Bogue Power Station) St James Liquefied natural gas (LNG) 120 1973 -
Doctor Bird Power Station[8][9] Jamaica Energy Partners Group (JEP) 17°53′48″N 77°06′22″W / 17.8967°N 77.1060°W / 17.8967; -77.1060 (Doctor Bird Power Station) St Catherine HFO and diesel 124.4 1995[b] -
Grand Palladium Jamaica Trigeneration Plant[10][11] Sampol 18°27′27″N 78°09′03″W / 18.4576°N 78.1508°W / 18.4576; -78.1508 (Grand Palladium Jamaica Trigeneration Plant) Hanover LNG, diesel, and solar 10.1 2020 -
H10 Ocean Coral Spring Trigeneration Plant[12][13] Sampol 18°29′08″N 77°34′33″W / 18.4855°N 77.5757°W / 18.4855; -77.5757 (H10 Ocean Coral Spring Plant) Trelawney LNG and diesel 2.65 2000 -
Hunt's Bay Power Station[8][14] JPS 17°58′20″N 76°48′35″W / 17.9723°N 76.8098°W / 17.9723; -76.8098 (Hunt's Bay Power Station) Kingston HFO and diesel 122.5 1953–62[c] 2023
Jamaica Broilers Cogeneration Plant[15] Jamaica Broilers Group 17°57′58″N 77°04′15″W / 17.9660°N 77.0707°W / 17.9660; -77.0707 (Jamaica Broilers Cogeneration Plant) St Catherine LNG 6.5 2025 -
Jamaica Private Power Company[9] JEP 17°58′16″N 76°45′09″W / 17.9711°N 76.7524°W / 17.9711; -76.7524 (Jamaica Private Power Company) Kingston HFO and diesel 60 1998 -
Jamalco Power Plant[16] New Fortress Energy 17°53′47″N 77°14′24″W / 17.8965°N 77.2401°W / 17.8965; -77.2401 (Jamalco Power Station) Clarendon LNG 150 2020 -
Montego Bay Electric Plant[17][18][19] JPS[d] 18°28′25″N 77°55′16″W / 18.4737°N 77.9212°W / 18.4737; -77.9212 (Montego Bay Electric Light Plant) St James Diesel 1927 >1949
Old Harbour Power Station[8][14][20] JPS 17°53′59″N 77°06′23″W / 17.8998°N 77.1064°W / 17.8998; -77.1064 (Old Harbour Power Station) St Catherine HFO 223.5 1968–73 2020
Port Antonio Electric Plant[19][21] JPS[e] 18°10′56″N 76°27′38″W / 18.1821°N 76.4606°W / 18.1821; -76.4606 (Port Antonio Electric Plant) Portland Diesel 1931 >1949
Port Maria Electric Plant[22] E. Prendergast St Mary Diesel
Rockfort Diesel Station[8][14] JPS 17°58′08″N 76°45′07″W / 17.9689°N 76.7519°W / 17.9689; -76.7519 (Rockfort Diesel Station) Kingston Diesel 36 1985 -
South Jamaica Power Centre[7] JPS 17°54′01″N 77°06′30″W / 17.9004°N 77.1082°W / 17.9004; -77.1082 (South Jamaica Power Centre) St Catherine LNG 192 2019 -
The Nest Power Station[23] JPS 17°58′01″N 76°58′08″W / 17.9670°N 76.9688°W / 17.9670; -76.9688 (The Nest Power Station) St Catherine LNG 10 2021 -
UWI Co-generation Plant Mona-Tech Engineering Services 18°00′30″N 76°44′59″W / 18.00841°N 76.7496°W / 18.00841; -76.7496 (UWI Co-generation Plant) St Andrew LNG 7 2017 -
West Kingston Power Partners[8][9] JEP 17°58′16″N 76°48′20″W / 17.9711°N 76.8056°W / 17.9711; -76.8056 (West Kingston Power Partners) Kingston HFO and diesel 65.5 2013 -

Hydro-electric power

Name Operator Location Parish Capacity (MW) Commissioned Decommissioned
Bog Walk Hydro Station Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS)[f] 18°04′56″N 76°59′37″W / 18.0823°N 76.9936°W / 18.0823; -76.9936 (Bog Walk Hydro Station) St Catherine 3 1899 1966
Constant Spring Hydroelectric Plant[24] JPS 18°03′54″N 76°47′07″W / 18.0650°N 76.7853°W / 18.0650; -76.7853 (Constant Spring Hydroelectric Plant) St Andrew 0.8 1989 -
Lower White River Hydroelectric Plant[24] JPS St Ann 4.8 1952 -
Maggotty Falls Hydroelectric Plant[24] JPS 18°09′18″N 77°45′29″W / 18.1550°N 77.7581°W / 18.1550; -77.7581 (Maggotty Falls Hydroelectric Plant) St Elizabeth 13.2 1959[g] -
Rams Horn Hydroelectric Plant[8] JPS St Andrew 0.6 1989 -
Rio Bueno A Hydroelectric Plant[24] JPS Trelawney 2.5 1966 -
Rio Bueno B Hydroelectric Plant[24] JPS Trelawney 1.1 1988 -
Roaring River Hydroelectric Plant[24] JPS 18°25′17″N 77°09′00″W / 18.4214°N 77.1499°W / 18.4214; -77.1499 (Roaring River Hydroelectric Plant) St Ann 4.5 1949 -
Upper White River Hydroelectric Plant[24] JPS 18°22′32″N 77°03′06″W / 18.3755°N 77.0516°W / 18.3755; -77.0516 (Upper White River Hydroelectric Plant) St Ann 3.6 1945 -

Wind power

Name Operator Location Parish Number of turbines Capacity (MW) Commissioned Decommissioned
BMR Wind Farm[24][25] BMR Energy 17°56′25″N 77°41′32″W / 17.9403°N 77.6923°W / 17.9403; -77.6923 (BMR Wind Farm) St Elizabeth 11 36 2016 -
Munro Wind Farm[24] Jamaica Public Service Company 17°55′29″N 77°41′09″W / 17.9247°N 77.6858°W / 17.9247; -77.6858 (Munro Wind Farm) St Elizabeth 4 3 2010 -
Wigton Windfarm[24][26][8] Wigton Windfarm Limited 17°54′59″N 77°32′31″W / 17.9163°N 77.5420°W / 17.9163; -77.5420 (Wigton Windfarm) Manchester 44 62.7 2004[h] -

Solar power

Name Operator Location Parish Capacity (MW) Commissioned Decommissioned
Content Solar Farm[24] WRB Enterprises 17°56′46″N 77°18′35″W / 17.9462°N 77.3097°W / 17.9462; -77.3097 (Content Solar Farm) Clarendon 20 2016 -
Paradise Park Solar Farm[24] Eight Rivers Energy Company 18°13′34″N 78°06′00″W / 18.2260°N 78.0999°W / 18.2260; -78.0999 (Paradise Park Solar Farm) Westmoreland 52 2019 -

Biomass

Name Operator Location Parish Type Capacity (MW) Commissioned Decommissioned
Appleton Estate Power Plant[27] J. Wray & Nephew 18°09′53″N 77°43′36″W / 18.1647°N 77.7268°W / 18.1647; -77.7268 (Appleton Estate Power Plant) St Elizabeth Bagasse 2.5 2015 2020

Notes

  1. ^ Gold Street was operated by Jamaica Electric Light Company from 1892–1897, Jamaica Electric Light and Power Company from 1897–1907, West India Electric Company from 1907–1923, and then Jamaica Public Service Company from then until its decommissioning.
  2. ^ Unit 1 was commissioned in 1995 and Unit 2 in 2006.
  3. ^ A Station was commissioned in 1953–62, Units GT1 and GT2 in 1969–70, Units GT4 and GT5 in 1974, and B Station in 1976.
  4. ^ Montego Bay was operated by St James Public Utilities Company from 1927–30, St James Utilities Limited, an affiliate of Jamaica Public Service Company, from 1930–49, and by JPS itself from then until its decommissioning.
  5. ^ Port Antonio was operated by St James Utilities Limited, an affiliate of Jamaica Public Service Company, from 1931–49, and by JPS itself from then until its decommissioning.
  6. ^ Bog Walk was operated by West India Electric Company from 1899–1923, and by JPS from then until its decommissioning.
  7. ^ Plant A was commissioned in 1959 and Plant B in 2014.
  8. ^ Phase 1 was commissioned in 2004, Phase 2 in 2010, and Phase 3 in 2016.

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