Content — Jamaica
Solar power plant in Clarendon, Jamaica. Approximate location 17.944, -77.31.
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Content is a 20 MW solar power plant in Clarendon, Jamaica. It is operated by WRB Enterprises Inc [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 8.5k homes (estimated). It ranks #10 of 13 Jamaica power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2016, it is around 10 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 3.0% of Jamaica's electricity; the national grid averages 563 gCO₂/kWh (12.6% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WKS0064536.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000807586; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as PV. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Owner
Operated by WRB Enterprises Inc [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 17.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.8% at warm-season highs here (estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
Jamaica has 1 solar power plant in this dataset, together about 20 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Jamalco power station · Gas · 150 MW · Clarendon
- Old Harbour · Oil · 347.5 MW · Saint Catherine
- Manchester · Wind · 38.7 MW · St. Elizabeth
- Nain power station · Coal · 1,000 MW · Saint Elizabeth
- Rusal power station · Coal · 90 MW · Saint Catherine
- Hunts Bay · Oil · 122.5 MW · Kingston
Location
Coordinates 17.944, -77.31 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Content?
Content is a 20 MW solar power plant in Clarendon, Jamaica, commissioned in 2016.
Who operates Content?
Content is operated by WRB Enterprises Inc [100%].