Spring Garden power station is a 110 MW oil power station in Bridgetown, Barbados. It is operated by Barbados Light & Power Co Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 83k homes (estimated). It ranks #1 of 1 Barbados power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1982, it is around 44 years old — long-established.
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_springgarden_barbad.
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 · L100000408510; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as Engine. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Owner
Operated by Barbados Light & Power Co Ltd [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 13.1°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).
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
Barbados has 1 oil power plant in this dataset, together about 110 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Vieux Fort · Solar · 3 MW · Vieux-Fort
- Le Marin · Solar · 1.2 MW · Martinique
Location
Coordinates 13.125792, -59.632191 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Spring Garden power station?
Spring Garden power station is a 110 MW oil power plant in Bridgetown, Barbados, commissioned in 1982.
Who operates Spring Garden power station?
Spring Garden power station is operated by Barbados Light & Power Co Ltd [100%].