JAM

Hunts Bay — 123 MW Oil

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Hunts Bay is a 123 MW oil power plant located in Jamaica. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
123 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1992

Year online

Owner
Jamaica Public Service Company

Operator

Location
17.98, -76.82

Coordinates

Insights

#2
largest in %s
#412
largest %s worldwide
#9,184
largest worldwide
1992
%d yrs older than avg
6
operated by %s
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
123 MW
Commissioned
1992
Status
Operational
Owner
Jamaica Public Service Company
Country
JAM
Coordinates
17.975, -76.818

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
279,006 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
8.4M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

60,653
cars / year
37,201
homes / year
12.7M
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

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About this plant

Hunts Bay is a 122.5 MW oil-fired power plant located in Jamaica, operated by Jamaica Public Service Company. Commissioned in 1992, the facility generates electricity using heavy fuel oil.

It ranks as the 2nd largest oil plant in Jamaica. With 122.5 MW, it accounts for 20.45% of Jamaica’s total oil capacity of 599 MW. Jamaica has 4 oil plants with a combined capacity of 599 MW. Compared to the largest oil plant, Old Harbour at 348 MW, Hunts Bay is approximately 1/3rd the size.

Oil remains a critical component of Jamaica’s energy mix, supplying about 80% of the country’s electricity generation. The Hunts Bay plant plays a vital role in meeting the energy demands of the Kingston metropolitan area. It is situated approximately 15 km from downtown Kingston.

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