West Kingston power station

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West Kingston power station is an operating power station of at least 65-megawatts (MW) in Kingston, Surrey, Jamaica. It is also known as West Kingston Power Partner.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
West Kingston power station Kingston, Surrey, Jamaica 17.972434, -76.8058665 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 17.972434, -76.8058665

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[2][3] 65.5[4][3][5] internal combustion[6][5] 2012[3][7]

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
Unit 1 Jamaica Energy Partners LLC [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125140853/https://www.google.com/maps/place/West+Kingston+Power+Partners/@17.9710048,-76.8084908,749m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8edb400a576da107:0xb26c17d3ff9b951c!8m2!3d17.9710048!4d-76.8059105!16s%2Fg%2F11f_j01440?entry=tts. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093202/https://www.jamenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/JEP-WKPP-JPPC-Brochure.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125093127/https://www.jamenergy.com/about/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (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)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133948/https://www.nepa.gov.jm/sites/default/files/2019-12/jep_west_kgn60MW_power_plant.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125134922/https://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120228/news/news5.html. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725081924/https://www.power-grid.com/generation/jamaica-power-plant-starts-up/. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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