List of power stations in Jamaica explained

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]

Oil- and gas-fired

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Operator	Location	Parish	Fuel	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Decommissioned
Bahia Principe Runaway Bay Cogeneration Plant^[5]	Sampol	18.4602°N -77.35°W	Saint Ann	Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO)			-
Bogue Power Station^[6] ^[7]	Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS)	18.4512°N -77.9187°W	Saint James	Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)	120	1973	-
Doctor Bird Power Station^[8]	Jamaica Energy Partners Group (JEP)	17.8967°N -77.106°W	Saint Catherine	HFO and Diesel	124.4	1995	-
Grand Palladium Jamaica Trigeneration Plant^[9]	Sampol	18.4576°N -78.1508°W	Hanover		2.6		-
H10 Ocean Coral Spring Plant^[10]	Sampol	18.4855°N -77.5757°W	Trelawney				-
Hunt's Bay Power Station^[11]	JPS	17.9723°N -76.8098°W	Kingston	HFO and Diesel	122.5	1953–62	2023
Jamaica Private Power Company	JEP	17.9711°N -76.7524°W	Kingston	HFO and Diesel	60	1998	-
Jamalco Power Plant^[12]	New Fortress Energy	17.8965°N -77.2401°W	Clarendon	LNG	150	2020	-
Montego Bay Electric Plant^[13] ^[14] ^[15]	JPS	18.4737°N -77.9212°W	Saint James	Diesel		1927	>1949
Old Harbour Power Station^[16]	JPS	17.8998°N -77.1064°W	Saint Catherine	HFO	223.5	1968–73	2020
Port Antonio Electric Plant^[17]	JPS	18.1821°N -76.4606°W	Portland	Diesel		1931	>1949
Port Maria Electric Plant^[18]	E. Prendergast		Saint Mary	Diesel
Rockfort Diesel Station	JPS	17.9689°N -76.7519°W	Kingston	Diesel	36	1985	-
South Jamaica Power Centre	JPS	17.9004°N -77.1082°W	Saint Catherine	LNG	192	2019	-
The Nest Power Station^[19]	JPS	17.967°N -76.9688°W	Saint Catherine	LNG	10	2021	-
UWI Co-generation Plant	Mona-Tech Engineering Services	18.0084°N -76.7496°W	Saint Andrew	LNG	7	2017	-
West Kingston Power Partners	JEP	17.9711°N -76.8056°W	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)	18.0823°N -76.9936°W	Saint Catherine	3	1899	1966
Constant Spring Hydroelectric Plant^[20]	JPS	18.065°N -76.7853°W	Saint Andrew	0.8	1989	-
Lower White River Hydroelectric Plant	JPS		Saint Ann	4.8	1952	-
Maggotty Falls Hydroelectric Plant	JPS	18.155°N -77.7581°W	Saint Elizabeth	13.2	1959	-
Rams Horn Hydroelectric Plant	JPS		Saint Andrew	0.6	1989	-
Rio Bueno A Hydroelectric Plant	JPS		Trelawney	2.5	1966	-
Rio Bueno B Hydroelectric Plant	JPS		Trelawney	1.1	1988	-
Roaring River Hydroelectric Plant	JPS	18.4214°N -77.1499°W	Saint Ann	4.5	1949	-
Upper White River Hydroelectric Plant	JPS	18.3755°N -77.0516°W	Saint Ann	3.6	1945	-

Wind power

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Operator	Location	Parish	Number of turbines	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Decommissioned
BMR Wind Farm^[21]	BMR Energy	17.9403°N -77.6923°W	Saint Elizabeth	11	36	2016	-
Munro Wind Farm	Jamaica Public Service Company	17.9247°N -77.6858°W	Saint Elizabeth	4	3	2010	-
Wigton Windfarm^[22]	Wigton Windfarm Limited	17.9163°N -77.542°W	Manchester	44	62.7	2004	-

Solar power

Name	Operator	Location	Parish	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Decommissioned
Content Solar Farm	WRB Enterprises	17.9462°N -77.3097°W	Clarendon	20	2016	-
Paradise Park Solar Farm	Eight Rivers Energy Company	18.226°N -78.0999°W	Westmoreland	52	2019	-

Notes and References

1. Web site: 23 April 2015 . Navigating the JPS Monopoly – Renewable Energy Projects – (Part 1) . 19 February 2024 . Myers, Fletcher & Gordon.
2. Web site: 11 May 2022 . The Role of Independent Power Providers in Jamaica . 19 February 2024 . Jamaica Energy Partners.
3. News: 21 June 1970 . Upsurge . subscription . 19 February 2024 . Daily Gleaner . 37.
4. News: 21 June 1970 . The Coming of Electricity Service. Daily Gleaner . 5–7.
5. Web site: 2021-07-23 . Planta de cogeneración Bahia Principe Runaway Bay . 19 February 2024 . sampol . es.
6. Web site: Our Business . 21 January 2024 . JPS Co.
7. Web site: Jamaica Sustainable Energy Roadmap: Pathways to an Affordable, Reliable, Low-Emission Electricity System . 19 February 2024 . Organisation of American States . Worldwatch Institute . 24 . Washington, D.C. . October 2013.
8. Web site: About Us . 21 January 2024 . Jamaica Energy Partners.
9. Web site: 2021-07-27 . Planta de trigeneración Grand Palladium Jamaica . 2024-01-21 . sampol . es.
10. Web site: 2021-07-27 . Planta H10 Coral Spring . 2024-01-21 . sampol . es.
11. News: 16 Mar 1993 . Profiles of the power stations . subscription . 5 February 2024 . Daily Gleaner . 13, 19.
12. Web site: Jamalco power station . 21 January 2024 . Global Energy Monitor Wiki.
13. News: 11 January 1927 . Parish Board to Improve Sanitation . subscription . 19 February 2024 . Daily Gleaner . 13.
14. News: 11 April 1930 . Operation of the Lighting and Ice Plant, Mo. Bay . subscription . 19 February 2024 . Daily Gleaner . 3.
15. News: 4 April 1949 . To Our Customers in Montego Bay & Port Antonio . subscription . 19 February 2024 . Daily Gleaner . 10.
16. Web site: New natural gas power plant in Old Harbour Bay fully operational after completing rigorous testing . 2024-02-05 . Old Harbour News . en.
17. News: 2 May 1931 . New Power and Ice Plant Planned for Port Antonio . subscription . 21 February 2024 . Daily Gleaner . 1.
18. News: Nelson . James C. . February 1946 . Power Facilities of the British West Indies and the Bermuda Islands . 6 March 2024 . Industrial Reference Service . 1-6 . 4 . 4.
19. Web site: 2021-02-24 . JPS pumps US$16m into Nest power plant . 2024-02-05 . jamaica-gleaner.com . en.
20. Web site: Renewables Profile . 21 January 2024 . JPS Co.
21. Web site: Jamaica Wind Project . 21 January 2024 . BMR Energy . en.
22. Web site: Operations . 21 January 2024 . Wigton Windfarm Limited . en-US.
23. News: 10 September 2023 . JWN developing solar plant at Clarendon distillery . https://web.archive.org/web/20231203173556/https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20230910/jwn-developing-solar-plant-clarendon-distillery . 3 December 2023 . 20 February 2024 . Daily Gleaner.