South Jamaica Power Centre

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South Jamaica Power Centre is an operating power station of at least 194-megawatts (MW) in Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine, Jamaica. It is also known as Old Harbour power plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
South Jamaica Power Centre Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine, Jamaica 17.89963, -77.108308 (exact)[1][2]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 17.89963, -77.108308

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[3] fossil gas - LNG[3][4] 194[3][4][5][6][7] combined cycle[4][8] 2019[7][4]

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 South Jamaica Power Co [100%] Korea Electric Power Corp [40.0%]; Marubeni Corp [39.9%]; PetroCaribe Development Fund [10.0%]; Jamaica Public Service Co Ltd [10.0%]; other [0.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140515/https://www.google.com/maps/place/South+Jamaica+Power+Centre/@17.8985842,-77.1098046,17z/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x8edb750a40dc2473:0x90022c142bb9e6f8!8m2!3d17.9004459!4d-77.1083602!15sCidzb3V0aCBqYW1haWNhIHBvd2VyIGNvbXBhbnkgb2xkIGhhcmJvdXJaKSInc291dGggamFtYWljYSBwb3dlciBjb21wYW55IG9sZCBoYXJib3VykgELcG93ZXJfcGxhbnSaASNDaFpEU1VoTk1HOW5TMFZKUTBGblNVUlNOVXgxTlVWM0VBReABAA!16s%2Fg%2F11nmtwl8bl?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140611/https://www.nepa.gov.jm/sites/default/files/2019-12/360MW-Cycle-Plant.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133211/https://www.jpsco.com/our-business/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133343/https://live.rezync.com/pixel.html?c=4656c20ee35215f78e9273796625d90b&cid=c5ngquudciib21&pctry=US&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jamaicaobserver.com%2F2019%2F12%2F25%2Fnew-194-mw-natural-gas-power-plant-up-and-running%2F&cache_buster=0.736822543565. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133905/https://our.org.jm/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/jps_2019-2024_tariff_review_determination_notice_-_final_-20201224.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133908/https://our.org.jm/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/The-OUR-Sees-a-Brighter-Future-for-Electricity.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125102503/https://s26303.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/JPS-5-Year-Business-Plan-Public-Version.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125135013/https://www.oldharbournews.com/content/jps-pushing-cleaner-energy-generation-jamaica. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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