River Power - Jamaica Could Double Hydroelectric Output Using Four Rivers, Study Shows.......could generate as much as 67.7 gigawatt-hours annually

A pre-feasibility study on the prospects for hydropower generation from five of Jamaica's rivers has indicated the country could nearly double the existing hydropower capacity if investors tap four of those sources.

Winston Watson

The study, conducted by SP Studio Pietrangeli, an Italian consulting engineering services firm, on behalf of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), found that the Rio Cobre in St Catherine, the Negro River in St Thomas, Martha Brae River in Trelawny and Spanish River in Portland could generate as much as 67.7 gigawatt-hours annually and represent viable options for providing affordable renewable electricity to the national grid.

The study found that the four waterways have the combined potential generating capacity of more than 25 megawatts (MW). Hydropower currently accounts for 30MW of installed capacity on the national grid. more