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Jamaica to embark on solar farm, clean energy production this year
Caribbean Energies Group plans three major clean energy projects in Jamaica, including the solar power plant which will act as electrical distribution centre for Western Jamaica and provide “smart grid” electrical power to the national grid under a power purchasing agreement, according to the CEG website.
The consortium said it also plans to build a waste-to-energy facility to act as a backup for the solar power plant and generate up to 50 megawatts of electricity.
The power plants are to be linked to the national grid through joint public/private sector, digital command and control — or “smart grid” – center.
With offices in the American state of Washington and the Jamaican capital, Kingston, CEG lists among its partners General Electric subsidiary, GE Energy, makers of OEM solar thin-film photovoltaic panels and ESA Renewables.
CEG also named energy and regulatory oversight bodies in the partnership, including national energy utility Jamaica Public Services Company (JPSCo), the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) and the Caribbean Information Platform on Renewable Energy (CIPORE), which links the region’s renewable energy providers and policy makers.
ESA said it owns and operates a diverse portfolio of more than 500 solar power generating facilities in the United States, Puerto Rico, Spain and Italy.
The company said its scope of services includes financing, engineering, construction, testing, monitoring, and operation and maintenance.
