In Jamaica, the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has a monopoly on the "transmission, distribution and supply of electricity".[1] However, JPS does not have a monopoly on electricity generation. Jamaica also has Independent Power Providers (IPPs) which "are private entities that own and operate facilities to generate electricity for sale to the national grid."[2]
^Gold Street was operated by Jamaica Electric Light Company from 1892–1897, Jamaica Electric Light and Power Company from 1897–1907, West India Electric Company from 1907–1923, and then Jamaica Public Service Company from then until its decommissioning.
^Unit 1 was commissioned in 1995 and Unit 2 in 2006.
^A Station was commissioned in 1953–62, Units GT1 and GT2 in 1969–70, Units GT4 and GT5 in 1974, and B Station in 1976.
^Montego Bay was operated by St James Public Utilities Company from 1927–30, St James Utilities Limited, an affiliate of Jamaica Public Service Company, from 1930–49, and by JPS itself from then until its decommissioning.
^Port Antonio was operated by St James Utilities Limited, an affiliate of Jamaica Public Service Company, from 1931–49, and by JPS itself from then until its decommissioning.
^Bog Walk was operated by West India Electric Company from 1899–1923, and by JPS from then until its decommissioning.
^Plant A was commissioned in 1959 and Plant B in 2014.
^Phase 1 was commissioned in 2004, Phase 2 in 2010, and Phase 3 in 2016.
