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Jamalco power station is an operating power station of at least 150-megawatts (MW) in Halse Hall, Clarendon, Jamaica with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Jamalco Combined Heat and Power Plant, Clarendon Combined Heat and Power Plant.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Jamalco power station | Halse Hall, Clarendon, Jamaica | 17.9311, -77.2478 (approximate)[1] |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | cancelled | coal - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas | 50 | subcritical | – | – | – |
| Unit 1 | operating[2] | fossil liquids - fuel oil, fossil gas - LNG[3] | 150[4] | gas turbine[5][6] | – | 2020[2][7] | – |
| Unit 1 | cancelled | coal - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas | 50 | subcritical | – | – | – |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | New Fortress Energy Inc [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 1 | New Fortress Energy Inc [100%] | New Fortress Energy Inc |
| Unit 1 | – | – |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 1: Unknown or atypical conversion status Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry use (heat or power): aluminum
Background
Jamalco alumina refinery in Jamaica is 55% owned by London-based Noble Group, which acquired it from US-based Alcoa World Alumina LLC in 2014. The remaining 45% is owned by the state through Clarendon Alumina Production Ltd.[8] In 2014, Noble said it planned to construct, by 2017, a coal- or gas-fired power plant for the refinery under a BOOT (build, own, operate, transfer) arrangement.[9]
In 2015, Jamalco said it planned to spend US$500 million on a coal plant to be completed by 2018 fourth-quarter.[10] The plant was to be located in Halse Hall, Clarendon, Jamaica with a 50 MW coal-fired unit.[11][12]
In 2016, in a move welcomed by Jamaican environmentalists[12], Jamalco announced that natural gas would replace coal as the plant's fuel source.[13]
In 2020, project developer New Fortress Energy announced that the Jamalco gas-fired plant had begun commercial operations, supplying up to 100 MW of power to the national grid operated by Jamaica Public Service Company, while providing the alumina refinery with 280,000 pounds of steam per hour in a CHP configuration.[11][14][15][16]
The existing Unit 1 of the plant burns gas and fuel oil,[17] with a 150 MW gas turbine with CHP that began operating in 2020.[18][19][14][11]
In June 2021, New Fortress Energy (NFE) announced the structuring of a sale-and-leaseback deal for the gas plant. Financial services company Sagicor Group Jamaica was engaged to structure the US$285 million deal. Sagicor planned to invest US$100 million and also act as lead arranger on the remaining US$185 million portion which was to come from other investors. The acquisition was subject to regulatory approval.[20] In January 2022, New Fortress Energy announced that it had abandoned plans to sell the plant to Sagicor.[15]
In August 2021, a ruptured oil line caused a fire which injured two persons at the plant and work at the power station slowed as a result.[21] The powerhouse, turbine generator control equipment, two turbines, two control rooms, and a fuel oil pump station were among the assets damaged in the fire which by September 2021 was estimated to be costing the alumina refinery approximately $500,000 daily.[22] Reconstruction was estimated to take until mid 2022.[22]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140538/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Clarendon+Combined+Heat+and+Power+Plant/@17.8964303,-77.2412029,19z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x8edb9d34145aa9af:0x30a0cdc8cc822c96!8m2!3d17.8965491!4d-77.2401967!16s%2Fg%2F11n6kgq02x?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125105936/https://chstats.newsmemory.com/matomo.php?action_name=New%20Fortress%20Energy%20starts%20LNG%20operations%20at%20Jamalco%20power%20plant%20-%20Jamaica%20Observer&idsite=187&rec=1&r=618727&h=10&m=59&s=36&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jamaicaobserver.com%2F2020%2F03%2F10%2Fnew-fortress-energy-starts-lng-operations-at-jamalco-power-plant%2F&_id=c6b9cf9fa17a15df&_idn=1&send_image=0&_refts=0&cookie=1&res=1400x900&pv_id=bapjSZ&pf_net=16&pf_srv=1109&pf_tfr=234&uadata=%7B%22brands%22%3A%5B%5D%2C%22mobile%22%3Afalse%2C%22model%22%3A%22%22%2C%22platform%22%3A%22%22%2C%22platformVersion%22%3A%22%22%2C%22uaFullVersion%22%3A%22%22%7D. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093313/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pzgg0jWsyw. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102549/https://www.newfortressenergy.com/operations/jamalco-jamaica-combined-heat-and-power-plant. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125113226/https://www.km-advisorsllc.com/projectkm/jamaica-jcsdts-chp-project-nfe-jamalco/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125113231/https://assets.siemens-energy.com/siemens/assets/api/uuid:8aa2bcbc-bbd1-4509-b1e0-ff749cd120fe/transition-to-new-fuels-platts-caribbean-19-siemens-matthias-roi.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125145932/https://ir.newfortressenergy.com/news-releases/news-release-details/new-fortress-energy-announces-first-quarter-2020-results. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Who We Are". Jamalco. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "New Direction At Jamalco - Jamaica Shelves Plan To Sell CAP," The Gleaner, Oct 17, 2014
- ↑ "Jamalco to spend US$500m on coal-fired plant," Jamaica Observer, Jun. 24, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "New Fortress Energy starts LNG operations at Jamalco power plant". Jamaica Observer. March 11, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 "JET welcomes news that Jamalco won't have coal-fired plant," RJR News, June 3, 2016
- ↑ "Jamalco shifts to natural gas," Jamaica Information Service, Jun. 2, 2016
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Jamalco plant is region's first to provide both heat and power". New Fortress Energy. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 "NFE cancels plan to sell Jamalco power plant". Jamaica Gleaner. January 19, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Operations". New Fortress Energy. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "NFE Jamalco CHP Plant Virtual Tour". YouTube. December 14, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Jamaica JCSDTS CHP Project NFE Jamalco". K&M Advisors. October 22, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Transition to new fuels: optimized power generation solutions for the transition in the Caribbean (p 13)" (PDF). Siemens Energy. April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Huntley Medley, "Sagicor Group taking large stake in NFE-Jamalco power plant," The Jamaica Gleaner, Jun. 19, 2021
- ↑ Gordon, Tameka (August 23, 2021). "Jamalco operations face slow recovery after two hurt in blaze". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Jamalco losing US$500,000 per day as a result of fire | Loop Jamaica". Loop News. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
Additional data
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