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New Fortress To Build, Operate US$265m Gas-Fired Power Plant For Jamalco

By District Energy posted 08-04-2017 10:31

  

Steven Jackson, The Jamaica Gleaner
August 3, 2017

Summary

New Fortress Energy will hire 425 persons during the construction stage of the planned US$265-million natural gas facility to be developed in Clarendon.

Residents welcome the jobs but are concerned about air pollution, according to the newly released environmental impact assessment report, the EIA, produced by Conrad Douglas & Associates Limited on behalf of the American energy company.

The facility, described as a cogeneration plant, will run on natural gas with diesel as a backup. The plant will provide cheaper fuel for bauxite company Jamalco.

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