List of power stations in Jamaica

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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]

Name Operator Location Parish Capacity (MW) Commissioned Decommissioned
Gold Street Power Station[3][4] Jamaica Public Service Company[a] 17°58′02″N 76°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][6]Sampol18°27′37″N 77°21′00″W / 18.4602°N 77.3500°W / 18.4602; -77.3500 (Bahia Principe Runaway Bay Cogeneration Plant)St AnnHeavy fuel oil (HFO) and diesel8.12017-
Bogue Power Station[7][8]Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS)18°27′04″N 77°55′07″W / 18.4512°N 77.9187°W / 18.4512; -77.9187 (Bogue Power Station)St JamesLiquefied natural gas (LNG)1201973-
Doctor Bird Power Station[8][9]Jamaica Energy Partners Group (JEP)17°53′48″N 77°06′22″W / 17.8967°N 77.1060°W / 17.8967; -77.1060 (Doctor Bird Power Station)St CatherineHFO and diesel124.41995[b]-
Grand Palladium Jamaica Trigeneration Plant[10][11] Sampol 18°27′27″N 78°09′03″W / 18.4576°N 78.1508°W / 18.4576; -78.1508 (Grand Palladium Jamaica Trigeneration Plant) Hanover LNG, diesel, and solar 10.1 2020 -
H10 Ocean Coral Spring Trigeneration Plant[12][13] Sampol 18°29′08″N 77°34′33″W / 18.4855°N 77.5757°W / 18.4855; -77.5757 (H10 Ocean Coral Spring Plant) Trelawney LNG and diesel 2.65 2000 -
Hunt's Bay Power Station[8][14] JPS 17°58′20″N 76°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[c] 2023
Jamaica Broilers Cogeneration Plant[15] Jamaica Broilers Group 17°57′58″N 77°04′15″W / 17.9660°N 77.0707°W / 17.9660; -77.0707 (Jamaica Broilers Cogeneration Plant) St Catherine LNG 6.5 2025 -
Jamaica Private Power Company[9] JEP 17°58′16″N 76°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[16]New Fortress Energy17°53′47″N 77°14′24″W / 17.8965°N 77.2401°W / 17.8965; -77.2401 (Jamalco Power Station)ClarendonLNG1502020-
Montego Bay Electric Plant[17][18][19] JPS[d] 18°28′25″N 77°55′16″W / 18.4737°N 77.9212°W / 18.4737; -77.9212 (Montego Bay Electric Light Plant) St James Diesel 1927 >1949
Old Harbour Power Station[8][14][20] JPS 17°53′59″N 77°06′23″W / 17.8998°N 77.1064°W / 17.8998; -77.1064 (Old Harbour Power Station) St Catherine HFO 223.5 1968–73 2020
Port Antonio Electric Plant[19][21] JPS[e] 18°10′56″N 76°27′38″W / 18.1821°N 76.4606°W / 18.1821; -76.4606 (Port Antonio Electric Plant) Portland Diesel 1931 >1949
Port Maria Electric Plant[22] E. Prendergast St Mary Diesel
Rockfort Diesel Station[8][14]JPS17°58′08″N 76°45′07″W / 17.9689°N 76.7519°W / 17.9689; -76.7519 (Rockfort Diesel Station)KingstonDiesel361985-
South Jamaica Power Centre[7]JPS17°54′01″N 77°06′30″W / 17.9004°N 77.1082°W / 17.9004; -77.1082 (South Jamaica Power Centre)St CatherineLNG1922019-
The Nest Power Station[23] JPS 17°58′01″N 76°58′08″W / 17.9670°N 76.9688°W / 17.9670; -76.9688 (The Nest Power Station) St Catherine LNG 10 2021 -
UWI Co-generation PlantMona-Tech Engineering Services18°00′30″N 76°44′59″W / 18.00841°N 76.7496°W / 18.00841; -76.7496 (UWI Co-generation Plant)St AndrewLNG72017-
West Kingston Power Partners[8][9]JEP17°58′16″N 76°48′20″W / 17.9711°N 76.8056°W / 17.9711; -76.8056 (West Kingston Power Partners)KingstonHFO and diesel65.52013-

Hydro-electric power

Name Operator Location Parish Capacity (MW) Commissioned Decommissioned
Bog Walk Hydro Station Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS)[f] 18°04′56″N 76°59′37″W / 18.0823°N 76.9936°W / 18.0823; -76.9936 (Bog Walk Hydro Station) St Catherine 3 1899 1966
Constant Spring Hydroelectric Plant[24] JPS 18°03′54″N 76°47′07″W / 18.0650°N 76.7853°W / 18.0650; -76.7853 (Constant Spring Hydroelectric Plant) St Andrew 0.8 1989 -
Lower White River Hydroelectric Plant[24] JPS St Ann 4.8 1952 -
Maggotty Falls Hydroelectric Plant[24] JPS 18°09′18″N 77°45′29″W / 18.1550°N 77.7581°W / 18.1550; -77.7581 (Maggotty Falls Hydroelectric Plant) St Elizabeth 13.2 1959[g] -
Rams Horn Hydroelectric Plant[8] JPS St Andrew 0.6 1989 -
Rio Bueno A Hydroelectric Plant[24] JPS Trelawney 2.5 1966 -
Rio Bueno B Hydroelectric Plant[24] JPS Trelawney 1.1 1988 -
Roaring River Hydroelectric Plant[24] JPS 18°25′17″N 77°09′00″W / 18.4214°N 77.1499°W / 18.4214; -77.1499 (Roaring River Hydroelectric Plant) St Ann 4.5 1949 -
Upper White River Hydroelectric Plant[24] JPS 18°22′32″N 77°03′06″W / 18.3755°N 77.0516°W / 18.3755; -77.0516 (Upper White River Hydroelectric Plant) St Ann 3.6 1945 -

Wind power

Name Operator Location Parish Number of turbines Capacity (MW) Commissioned Decommissioned
InterEnergy Jamaica Wind[25] InterEnergy 17°56′25″N 77°41′32″W / 17.9403°N 77.6923°W / 17.9403; -77.6923 (BMR Wind Farm) St Elizabeth 11 36 2016 -
Munro Wind Farm[24] Jamaica Public Service Company 17°55′29″N 77°41′09″W / 17.9247°N 77.6858°W / 17.9247; -77.6858 (Munro Wind Farm) St Elizabeth 4 3 2010 -
Wigton Windfarm[24][26][8] Wigton Windfarm Limited 17°54′59″N 77°32′31″W / 17.9163°N 77.5420°W / 17.9163; -77.5420 (Wigton Windfarm) Manchester 44 62.7 2004[h] -

Solar power

Name Operator Location Parish Capacity (MW) Commissioned Decommissioned
Content Solar Farm[24] WRB Enterprises 17°56′46″N 77°18′35″W / 17.9462°N 77.3097°W / 17.9462; -77.3097 (Content Solar Farm) Clarendon 20 2016 -
Eight Rivers[27] InterEnergy 18°13′34″N 78°06′00″W / 18.2260°N 78.0999°W / 18.2260; -78.0999 (Paradise Park Solar Farm) Westmoreland 52 2019 -

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