Clifton Pier power station is a 296.3 MW gas power station in New Providence, Bahamas. It is operated by Bahamas Utilities Holdings Ltd; Bahamas Power and Light Co Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 334k homes (estimated). It ranks #1 of 4 Bahamas power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2019, it is around 7 years old — recently built.
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_cliftonpier_bahama.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 194 MW for Clifton Pier power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as Engine. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Bahamas gas capacity
- 55.6% of 533 MW across 3 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 3 dated gas plants in Bahamas are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in Bahamas
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Bahamas Utilities Holdings Ltd; Bahamas Power and Light Co Ltd [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 25.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1 largest gas power plant of 3 in Bahamas by capacity.
Bahamas has 3 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 533 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Blue Hills power station · Gas · 177 MW · New Providence
- Island Power Producers power station · Gas · 60 MW · Arawak Cay
Location
Coordinates 25.004358, -77.540348 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Clifton Pier power station?
Clifton Pier power station is a 296.3 MW gas power plant in New Providence, Bahamas, commissioned in 2019.
Who operates Clifton Pier power station?
Clifton Pier power station is operated by Bahamas Utilities Holdings Ltd; Bahamas Power and Light Co Ltd [100%].