At the same time, lobby group Jamaica Environment Trust, JET, has raised concerns about the use of water from the sea to cool the proposed plant, for fear it could kill sea life in the Kingston harbour.

The power company said LNG provides a stable supply of power which is needed to replace 171.5 megawatts, MW, of ageing power assets. Comparatively, the power generated from renewable energy, whether wind, solar or hydro, would provide only intermittent power, Winsome Callum, director of communications at JPS said in a written response to Financial Gleaner queries.

“When there is no wind, wind plants do not generate electricity. When there is no sun, solar farms produce no electricity,” according to Callum.

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