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 [lower-alpha 1]	17°58′02″N76°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]	Sampol	18°27′37″N77°21′00″W / 18.4602°N 77.3500°W / 18.4602; -77.3500 (Bahia Principe Runaway Bay Cogeneration Plant)	Saint Ann	Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO)			-
Bogue Power Station [6] [7]	Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS)	18°27′04″N77°55′07″W / 18.4512°N 77.9187°W / 18.4512; -77.9187 (Bogue Power Station)	Saint James	Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)	120	1973	-
Doctor Bird Power Station [7] [8]	Jamaica Energy Partners Group (JEP)	17°53′48″N77°06′22″W / 17.8967°N 77.1060°W / 17.8967; -77.1060 (Doctor Bird Power Station)	Saint Catherine	HFO and Diesel	124.4	1995 [lower-alpha 2]	-
Grand Palladium Jamaica Trigeneration Plant [9]	Sampol	18°27′27″N78°09′03″W / 18.4576°N 78.1508°W / 18.4576; -78.1508 (Grand Palladium Jamaica Trigeneration Plant)	Hanover		2.6		-
H10 Ocean Coral Spring Plant [10]	Sampol	18°29′08″N77°34′33″W / 18.4855°N 77.5757°W / 18.4855; -77.5757 (H10 Ocean Coral Spring Plant)	Trelawney				-
Hunt's Bay Power Station [7] [11]	JPS	17°58′20″N76°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 [lower-alpha 3]	2023
Jamaica Private Power Company [8]	JEP	17°58′16″N76°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 [12]	New Fortress Energy	17°53′47″N77°14′24″W / 17.8965°N 77.2401°W / 17.8965; -77.2401 (Jamalco Power Station)	Clarendon	LNG	150	2020	-
Montego Bay Electric Plant [13] [14] [15]	JPS [lower-alpha 4]	18°28′25″N77°55′16″W / 18.4737°N 77.9212°W / 18.4737; -77.9212 (Montego Bay Electric Light Plant)	Saint James	Diesel		1927	>1949
Old Harbour Power Station [7] [11] [16]	JPS	17°53′59″N77°06′23″W / 17.8998°N 77.1064°W / 17.8998; -77.1064 (Old Harbour Power Station)	Saint Catherine	HFO	223.5	1968–73	2020
Port Antonio Electric Plant [15] [17]	JPS [lower-alpha 5]	18°10′56″N76°27′38″W / 18.1821°N 76.4606°W / 18.1821; -76.4606 (Port Antonio Electric Plant)	Portland	Diesel		1931	>1949
Rockfort Diesel Station [7] [11]	JPS	17°58′08″N76°45′07″W / 17.9689°N 76.7519°W / 17.9689; -76.7519 (Rockfort Diesel Station)	Kingston	Diesel	36	1985	-
South Jamaica Power Centre [6]	JPS	17°54′01″N77°06′30″W / 17.9004°N 77.1082°W / 17.9004; -77.1082 (South Jamaica Power Centre)	Saint Catherine	LNG	192	2019	-
The Nest Power Station [18]	JPS	17°58′01″N76°58′08″W / 17.9670°N 76.9688°W / 17.9670; -76.9688 (The Nest Power Station)	Saint Catherine	LNG	10	2021	-
UWI Co-generation Plant	Mona-Tech Engineering Services	18°00′30″N76°44′59″W / 18.00841°N 76.7496°W / 18.00841; -76.7496 (UWI Co-generation Plant)	Saint Andrew	LNG	7	2017	-
West Kingston Power Partners [7] [8]	JEP	17°58′16″N76°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) [lower-alpha 6]	18°04′56″N76°59′37″W / 18.0823°N 76.9936°W / 18.0823; -76.9936 (Bog Walk Hydro Station)	Saint Catherine	3	1899	1966
Constant Spring Hydroelectric Plant [19]	JPS	18°03′54″N76°47′07″W / 18.0650°N 76.7853°W / 18.0650; -76.7853 (Constant Spring Hydroelectric Plant)	Saint Andrew	0.8	1989	-
Lower White River Hydroelectric Plant [19]	JPS		Saint Ann	4.8	1952	-
Maggotty Falls Hydroelectric Plant [19]	JPS	18°09′18″N77°45′29″W / 18.1550°N 77.7581°W / 18.1550; -77.7581 (Maggotty Falls Hydroelectric Plant)	Saint Elizabeth	13.2	1959 [lower-alpha 7]	-
Rams Horn Hydroelectric Plant [7]	JPS		Saint Andrew	0.6	1989	-
Rio Bueno A Hydroelectric Plant [19]	JPS		Trelawney	2.5	1966	-
Rio Bueno B Hydroelectric Plant [19]	JPS		Trelawney	1.1	1988	-
Roaring River Hydroelectric Plant [19]	JPS	18°25′17″N77°09′00″W / 18.4214°N 77.1499°W / 18.4214; -77.1499 (Roaring River Hydroelectric Plant)	Saint Ann	4.5	1949	-
Upper White River Hydroelectric Plant [19]	JPS	18°22′32″N77°03′06″W / 18.3755°N 77.0516°W / 18.3755; -77.0516 (Upper White River Hydroelectric Plant)	Saint Ann	3.6	1945	-

Wind power

Name	Operator	Location	Parish	Number of turbines	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Decommissioned
BMR Wind Farm [19] [20]	BMR Energy	17°56′25″N77°41′32″W / 17.9403°N 77.6923°W / 17.9403; -77.6923 (BMR Wind Farm)	Saint Elizabeth	11	36	2016	-
Munro Wind Farm [19]	Jamaica Public Service Company	17°55′29″N77°41′09″W / 17.9247°N 77.6858°W / 17.9247; -77.6858 (Munro Wind Farm)	Saint Elizabeth	4	3	2010	-
Wigton Windfarm [19] [21] [7]	Wigton Windfarm Limited	17°54′59″N77°32′31″W / 17.9163°N 77.5420°W / 17.9163; -77.5420 (Wigton Windfarm)	Manchester	44	62.7	2004 [lower-alpha 8]	-

Solar power

Name	Operator	Location	Parish	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Decommissioned
Content Solar Farm [19]	WRB Enterprises	17°56′46″N77°18′35″W / 17.9462°N 77.3097°W / 17.9462; -77.3097 (Content Solar Farm)	Clarendon	20	2016	-
Paradise Park Solar Farm [19]	Eight Rivers Energy Company	18°13′34″N78°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 [22]	J. Wray & Nephew	18°09′53″N77°43′36″W / 18.1647°N 77.7268°W / 18.1647; -77.7268 (Appleton Estate Power Plant)	Saint 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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