Jamaica Energy Partners and West Kingston Power Partners

jamaica energy partners (jep) commenced operations in september 1995, through its ownership of the doctor bird power plant. the company is currently the largest independent power producer (ipp) in jamaica. jep owns and operates two power barges, doctor bird i and doctor bird ii, with outputs of 74.2 mw and 50.2 mw respectively; or a combined output of 124.4 mw. doctor bird ii’s generating capacity was added in march 2006, and this barge is located approximately 300 yards from the original. jep’s affiliate company, west kingston power partners (wkpp), is a land-based, 65.5 mw heavy fuel oil (hfo) power plant located in the western kingston area. arguably one of the most beautiful plants in jamaica, it is now home to our head office, which was previously located in new kingston. with the addition of this generating capacity in july 2012, jep’s total generating capacity has increased to approximately 190 mw, making the company one of the major suppliers of electricity in jamaica. in fact,