4.1.2. Input Data
Table 2 presents the information sources used to provide data for the parameters of the Energy sector model.
Data |
Source |
|---|---|
Fiscal-year value added by industry at constant prices |
Statistical Institute of Jamaica (StatInJa, 2024) |
Electric-demand growth |
2018 Jamaica Integrated Resource Plan, Fig. 22, Reference Case (MSET, 2020) |
Installed capacity by technology [GW] |
2018 Jamaica Integrated Resource Plan, Figs. 64 & 65 (MSET, 2020); complemented with SieLAC-OLADE reports (SieLAC-OLADE, 2022b) |
Electric generation by technology [GWh] |
An Overview of Jamaica’s Electricity Sector (MSET, 2018a); complemented with SieLAC-OLADE reports (SieLAC-OLADE, 2022a) |
Investment costs [MUSD GW⁻¹], operational cost [MUSD GWh⁻¹], and operational life of power plants [years] |
2018 Jamaica Integrated Resource Plan (MSET, 2020); complemented with NREL Annual Technology Baseline 2023 (NREL, 2023) |
New planned capacity and retirements [GW] |
2018 Jamaica Integrated Resource Plan, Table 3 (Implementation Case) and Appendix D (MSET, 2020) |
Transmission and distribution investment costs [MUSD PJ⁻¹] and operational cost [MUSD PJ⁻¹] |
Annual Tariff Adjustment from JPS (JPS, 2015; 2022; 2023) |
Transmission and distribution losses [%] |
Estimated from SieLAC-OLADE reports (SieLAC-OLADE, 2022a) |
Energy consumption by sector and fuel [PJ] |
National Energy Balances from MSET (MSET, 2023) Economic and Social Survey Jamaica 2022 (PIOJ, 2022b) |
Fuel prices [MUSD PJ⁻¹] |
2018 Jamaica Integrated Resource Plan for diesel, fuel oil, and natural gas (MSET, 2020) Petroleum Prices for Selected Products from MSET for gasoline, LPG, and kerosene (MSET, 2018b) World Energy Outlook for crude oil and coal (IEA, 2023) Petroleum Coke Sample Report for pet coke (Argus Media, 2023) |
Emission factors |
Default values in IPCC 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse-Gas Inventories, Vol. 2, Ch. 2 — Stationary Combustion (IPCC, 2006) |