On August 23, 2017, JPS signed a Power Purchase Agreement, with New Fortress South Power Holdings Ltd., which will be constructing a 94MW power plant on the grounds of the JAMALCO bauxite operations in Clarendon. The plant will use Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), and will be the third such power...
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UK Energy Company Buys LNG Asset in Trinidad
Centrica will buy the Trinidadian gas properties of Suncor Energy Inc for $380 million, giving the owner of British Gas its first toehold in a liquefied natural gas project. The deal to acquire Suncor’s portfolio of assets in Trinidad and Tobago gives the owner of Britain’s biggest household energy supplier...
Jamaica’s Climate Scope Ranking, 2015
Jamaica seeks to decrease its oil dependency and improve its energy security by diversifying its electricity mix. The island nation was the Caribbean’s first country to hold clean energy-only auctions. The country’s National Energy Plan 2009-2030 calls for 20% of its electricity generation to come from renewable sources by 2030....
Statement to Jamaica Parliamenton Energy and update on LNG Project by Minister Phillip Paulwell
As stated in Jamaica’s Parliament by the government’s Energy Minister, the Honourable Phillip Paulwell: Mr Speaker, I rise to update this Honourable House on matters related to energy, and specifically the matter of LNG. Electricity prices are the most important impediment to economic growth and job creation facing Jamaica today....