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". 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."

Coal-fired

NameOperatorLocationParishCapacity (MW)CommissionedDecommissionedGold Street Power StationJamaica Public Service CompanyKingston0.318921970

Oil- and gas-fired

+ Name Operator Location Parish Fuel Capacity (MW) Commissioned Decommissioned Bahia Principe Runaway Bay Cogeneration Plant Sampol St Ann Heavy fuel oil (HFO) and diesel 8.1 2017 - Bogue Power Station Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) St James Liquefied natural gas (LNG) 120 1973 - Doctor Bird Power Station Jamaica Energy Partners Group (JEP) St Catherine HFO and diesel 124.4 1995 -Grand Palladium Jamaica Trigeneration PlantSampolHanoverLNG, diesel, and solar10.12020 -H10 Ocean Coral Spring Trigeneration PlantSampolTrelawneyLNG and diesel2.652000 -Hunt's Bay Power StationJPSKingstonHFO and diesel122.51953–622023Jamaica Broilers Cogeneration PlantJamaica Broilers GroupSt CatherineLNG6.52025 -Jamaica Private Power CompanyJEPKingstonHFO and diesel601998 - Jamalco Power Plant New Fortress Energy Clarendon LNG 150 2020 -Montego Bay Electric PlantJPSSt JamesDiesel1927>1949Old Harbour Power StationJPSSt CatherineHFO223.51968–732020Port Antonio Electric PlantJPSPortlandDiesel1931>1949Port Maria Electric PlantE. PrendergastSt MaryDiesel Rockfort Diesel Station JPS Kingston Diesel 36 1985 - South Jamaica Power Centre JPS St Catherine LNG 192 2019 -The Nest Power StationJPSSt CatherineLNG102021 - UWI Co-generation Plant Mona-Tech Engineering Services St Andrew LNG 7 2017 - West Kingston Power Partners JEP Kingston HFO and diesel 65.5 2013 -

Hydro-electric power

NameOperatorLocationParishCapacity (MW)CommissionedDecommissionedBog Walk Hydro StationJamaica Public Service Company (JPS)St Catherine318991966Constant Spring Hydroelectric PlantJPSSt Andrew0.81989 -Lower White River Hydroelectric PlantJPSSt Ann4.81952 -Maggotty Falls Hydroelectric PlantJPSSt Elizabeth13.21959 -Rams Horn Hydroelectric PlantJPSSt Andrew0.61989 -Rio Bueno A Hydroelectric PlantJPSTrelawney2.51966 -Rio Bueno B Hydroelectric PlantJPSTrelawney1.11988 -Roaring River Hydroelectric PlantJPSSt Ann4.51949 -Upper White River Hydroelectric PlantJPSSt Ann3.61945 -

Wind power

+ Name Operator Location Parish Number of turbines Capacity (MW) Commissioned DecommissionedInterEnergy Jamaica Wind InterEnergy St Elizabeth 1136 2016 -Munro Wind Farm Jamaica Public Service Company St Elizabeth 43 2010 -Wigton Windfarm Wigton Windfarm Limited Manchester 4462.7 2004 -

Solar power NameOperatorLocationParishCapacity (MW)CommissionedDecommissionedContent Solar FarmWRB EnterprisesClarendon202016 -Eight RiversInterEnergyWestmoreland522019 -

Biomass NameOperatorLocationParish TypeCapacity (MW)CommissionedDecommissionedAppleton Estate Power PlantJ. Wray & NephewSt ElizabethBagasse2.520152020

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