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Project Number

28153

Company Name

West Kingston Power Partners

Date ESRS Disclosed

Jun 29, 2010

Country

Jamaica

Region

Latin America and the Caribbean

Last Updated Date

Jun 3, 2021

Environmental Category

B - Limited

Status

Completed

Previous Events

Approved : Dec 6, 2010
Signed : Dec 10, 2010
Invested : Feb 24, 2011

Sector

Heavy Fuel Oil - Thermal Power Generation

Industry

Infrastructure

Department

Regional Industry INF LAC & EUR

Project Description

IFC is considering financing for WKPP’s 66 MW diesel engine power plant in an industrial area in Kingston, Jamaica. The plant will be land-based, and fueled with heavy fuel oil. IFC has previously financed JEP’s two barge-based power plants at Old Harbour Bay, about one hour’s drive west of Kingston (projects #4904 & #23524). These plants and the one proposed use Wartsila diesel engines with fuel supplied by Petrojam. All three plants will sell power to Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo); IFC has also invested in JPSCo (#11367). The project site will be leased from the National Water Commission, which operated the Western Wastewater Treatment Facility on the property for many years. The site is a portion of the old treatment facility, about 5 ha in area, which allows adequate space for construction of the 66 MW facility, as well as a future expansion of 66 MW. All immediately surrounding land uses are industrial, with warehousing to the east, west and south, and an abandoned Jamaica Railway Corporation maintenance facility to the north. JPSCo’s Hunts Bay generating plant lies on the waterfront just to the west of the site, and WKPP will deliver power to the Hunts Bay substation. Petrojam will supply heavy fuel oil to the project by pipeline from its refinery next to the Hunts Bay generating station. Light fuel oil and lubricants will be delivered by truck, and the truck unloading facilities can also be used for truck delivery of heavy fuel oil if needed. Water for the engine cooling radiators and for other plant uses will be drawn from a nearby city main, and treated by reverse osmosis before use. Sewage and reject water from the RO system will be discharged to the city sewage system. Site runoff will be diverted to Tivoli Gully, which runs parallel to the western site boundary and empties into Kingston Harbor.

Overview of IFC's Scope of Review

Documents Reviewed: An Air Dispersion Model Comparison Study for West Kingston Power Plant, prepared by Golder Associates, Inc.; April 2010. Environmental Impact Assessment (Draft) of the Proposed Jamaica Energy Partners 60 MW West Kingston Power Plant at Industrial Terrace, Kingston, Jamaica; prepared by CL Environmental; October 2009. Air Quality Impact Assessment for Jamaica Energy Partners West Kingston Power Plant; prepared by Golder Associates Inc.; June 2009. Rapid Environmental Assessment, Proposed Six Medium Speed 11 Megawatt Diesel Generators at Garvey Drive, Kingston, Jamaica; prepared by CL Environmental; August 21, 2008. Site Visits: Visits to the West Kingston Power Plant (WKPP) site and the surrounding industrial area in Kingston conducted by IFC staff on June 22-26, 2009. Sponsor Interviews: Face-to-face meetings with JEP operational, technical, and environmental staff, WKPP/JEP’s environmental consultant (CL Environmental, responsible for preparing the EIA), and staff from the Jamaica National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA).

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