Case Study

Jamaica Energy Partners

Jamaica Energy Partners

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CASE STUDY INDUSTRIAL CRANES PORT CRANES HEAVY-DUTY LIFT TRUCKS SERVICE MACHINE TOOL SERVICE NUCLEAR CRANES In Jamaica, unique solutions have evolved to bring power to residential and commercial customers in the most cost-efficient manner. Jamaica Energy Partners (JEP) is the largest of three independent power providers supplying the island. The company owns and operates two barge-mounted power stations. When the $96 million Doctor Bird I was built in 1994, it was the most advanced floating power plant in the world, generating 74 MW of output. Doctor Bird II was commissioned in 2006, adding another 50.2MW of capacity. Both power barges are located on the seacoast at Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine, about 40 KM west of Kingston. In September of 2013, Doctor Bird II caught

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