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Manchester — 39 MW Wind

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Manchester is a 39 MW wind power plant located in Jamaica. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
39 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2004

Year online

Owner
Wigton Wind Farm Ltd.

Operator

Location
17.92, -77.53

Coordinates

Insights

#6
largest in Jamaica
#2,235
largest Wind worldwide
#15,464
largest worldwide
2004
8 yrs older than avg
1
operated by Wigton Wind Farm…
9
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
39 MW
Commissioned
2004
Status
Operational
Owner
Wigton Wind Farm Ltd.
Country
JAM
Coordinates
17.919, -77.534

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,119 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
27,968 t

over ~25 yrs

Intensity
11 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

243
cars / year
149
homes / year
50,852
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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Old Harbour

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West Kingston

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Rockfort

Jamaica · Oil

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Content

Jamaica · Solar

20MW · 2019

About this plant

Manchester is a 38.7 MW wind power plant in Jamaica, operated by Wigton Wind Farm Ltd.

Ranked #1 of 1 wind plants in Jamaica. Its 38.7 MW represents 100% of Jamaica’s total wind capacity of 39 MW. The largest wind plant in Jamaica is Manchester at 39 MW, making it the only facility of its kind in the country.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Old Harbour (347.5 MW, Oil) and Content (20 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Jamaica, approximately 50 km west of Kingston.

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