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WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
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To guide the development of the agriculture sector, MICAF (Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries) drafted a number of policies, including the (...) National Organic Policy (...)
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Table 4.4 Agriculture and fisheries expenditure for fiscal years 2015/16 and 2016/17
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Protection of biodiversity and landscape 22,045 110,427
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Promotion of Community-Based Climate Resilience in the Fisheries Sector 12,939 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
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2017 |
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The Government prepared a Mining and Quarrying Sector Plan in 2009. The Plan articulated steps towards developing Jamaica's mineral sector into a world-class sector to increase the value of the nation's mineral resources through responsible environmental stewardship.
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WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
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2017 |
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In 2014, steps were taken to draft a National Mineral Policy for Jamaica. The Ministry of Transportation and Mining is in the process of reviewing the document with expected submission to Cabinet in 2017. The Policy is said to establish the framework for sustainability within the mining sector, and creates the doorway for establishing an efficiently regulated sector that is able to contribute more significantly to national development with increased competitiveness in the global market. Among the primary objectives of the Policy are: a modernized mineral sector; increased efficiency; a stronger legislative and regulatory framework; and increased investment.
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WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
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Jamaica |
2017 |
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Energy |
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(...) The Medium-Term Socio-economic Policy Framework (MTF) 2015-2018 focuses on strengthening the institutional, legal and policy framework for energy production and diversification of energy resources, as well as the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency and conservation efforts.
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WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
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Jamaica |
2017 |
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Energy |
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The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET) is responsible for, inter alia: encouraging private sector innovation in the energy sector; leading legal and regulatory reform; improving national energy efficiency and conservation; increasing the percentage of electricity generated from renewable sources, thus reducing dependence on imported fuels and increasing Jamaica's energy security; and issuing licences for various activities. The MSET issued a National Energy Policy 2009-2030, which identified priority areas such as improving energy supply security; modernizing the energy infrastructure; developing renewable energy; and promoting eco efficiency in industries. The MSET is preparing an Integrated Resource Plan, based on which a Generation Procurement Entity will procure additional generation capacity for the grid.
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Energy
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Eco
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WT/TPR/S/359/REV.1 |
S-IV§43 |
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2017 |
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The Government has been making efforts to lower generation costs, which still depend on old, inefficient oil-fired generating plants, as well as to reduce the elevated levels of energy losses including from theft. Jamaica is contemplating a fuel diversification strategy which includes the replacement of aged and inefficient oil-fired baseload steam generating units with more modern and efficient generation facilities that would operate on natural gas. As part of the strategy, in 2015, Jamaica made provisions for the reconfiguration of the JPS Bogue Combined-Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Unit (114 MW) to enable it to operate on natural gas. This project was completed in December 2016. The Old Harbour Plant, which is petroleum based, generates up to 213.5 MW of electricity for the national grid. This more-than-40-year-old plant is being replaced with a new LNG-fired plant, which will generate up to 192.3 MW of electricity.
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2017 |
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The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has access to approximately 940 MW of functional generation capacity, of which 571 MW is generated by itself, and 368 MW by independent power producer (IPPs) (Table 4.8). JPS generates electricity using: steam (oil-fired), simple-cycle gas (combustion) turbines, CCGT, slow speed diesel (SSD), hydropower, and wind. The IPPs that sell electricity to JPS include: Jamaica Energy Partners (JEP), Jamaica Private Power Company (JPPC), Jamalco, West Kingston Power Partners (WKPP), Wigton Windfarm Limited (WWFL), BMR Jamaica Wind (BMRJW), and Content Solar Limited (CSL).
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Table 4.8 Functional generation capacity of the electricity system
Owner/Operator Type Installed capacity (functional) (MW)
Total 938.73
JPS 570.57
IPPs 368.16
IPPs (firm capacity) 249.86
JEP Medium speed diesel (MSD) 124.36
JPPC SSD 60.00
WKPPa MSD 65.50
JAMALCOb Steam 00.00
IPPs (as-available energy) 118.30
WWFLc Wind power 62.70
BMRd Wind power 36.30
Content Solare Solar PV 20.00
a In 2012, the WKPP generation plant, based on MSD engine technology and operating on heavy fuel oil (HFO), was commissioned, which added 65.5 MW of firm capacity to the grid. WKPP has a 20-year power purchase agreement with JPS.
b Contracted for 11 MW. Capacity constraints due to altered configuration.
c WWFL currently owns and operates three wind generation facilities supplying a total of 62.7 MW of contracted capacity to JPS' system, subject to a 20-year power purchasing agreement (PPA). The most recent facility was commissioned in 2016.
d The 36.3 MW wind generation facility, owned and operated by BMRJW, was commissioned in 2016 to supply energy to the system under a 20-year PPA.
e The 20 MW solar PV facility, owned and operated by CSL, was commissioned in 2016 to supply energy to the system under a 20-year PPA.
Source: Information provided by OUR.
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Jamaica |
2017 |
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The renewable energy contribution to the total energy supply mix has increased in the last decade: from 5% in 2007 to 7.84% in 2016, [18] due to the addition of a number of renewable energy generation facilities to the system, namely: Wigton II (18 MW – wind) in 2010, JPS Constant Spring Hydro (0.8 MW – hydro) in 2009 (recommissioning), JPS Munro Wind Farm (3 MW – wind) in 2010, JPS Maggotty Hydro (6.37 MW – hydro) in 2014, Wigton III (24 MW – wind) in 2016, BMR (36 MW – wind) in 2016, and Cotent Village (20 MW – solar) in 2016. The Government introduced other initiatives to increase the share of renewable energy in the energy mix, such as the full roll-out of ethanol blended with gasoline in 2009. Jamaica has approximately 151.1 MW of renewable energy capacity from hydro, solar and wind power plants. In addition, a licence was given to Eight Rivers Energy Company in 2016 to supply up to 37 MW of electricity from a solar photovoltaic plant; it is planned to be commissioned in December 2018.
[18] The MSET stated that recently energy generated from renewable sources reached 10.5% of net electricity generation.
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