JAMALCO’s new power plant expected to make its alumina refinery more efficient on completion

According to a recent report, the construction of JAMALCO’s US$189 million gas-fired cogeneration power plant by New Fortress Energy is expected to complete by February 2020. The news came after the bauxite/alumina company’s managing director Austin Mooney reported while speaking during a tour of JAMALCO’s mines and refinery operations in Halse Hall, Clarendon on January 10.

Mr. Mooney disclosed that construction of the offshore gas pipeline is complete, while work on the inland segment is underway.

He particularly said, “They [NFE] have started to ship the gas pipe from the United States and we expect that to be here very soon. NFE has already received some of the large stacks, which are here [at the NFE site].The steam generators and the combustion turbines are expected in Kingston in about eight to 10 days, then they will be transported to the refinery. The contractors will start mobilising towards the end of January or February.”

According to Richard Russell, JAMALCO’s director of operations said the new plant would serve two purposes.

“It is going to supply 90 to 100 megawatts of power into the [national energy] grid, which is low cost power. It will [also] provide JAMALCO with 120,000 pounds of steam, which is about 40 per cent of our demand [that] will help us to become a more efficient refinery,” he said.

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