NationMaster - Jamaican Energy statistics

Commercial energy use	1,523.68		[59th of 119]
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel	96.8 %		[81st of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro	1.8 %		[129th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear	0 %		[188th of 223]
Gasoline prices	1.02		[71st of 141]
Hydroelectricity consumption	0.1		[123rd of 213]
imports > kt of oil equivalent	3,582 kt of oil equivalent	...	[49th of 130]
imports, net > % of energy use	87.99 %	...	[9th of 130]
Investment in energy with private participation > current US$	201,000,000 $	...	[23rd of 44]
Natural gas > Consumption	0 cu m		[139th of 205]
Natural gas > Production	0 cu m		[103rd of 206]
natural gas consumption > Date of > Information	2003 est.
Oil > Consumption	72,080 bbl/day		[84th of 206]
Oil > Production	0 bbl/day		[171st of 205]
production > kt of oil equivalent	489 kt of oil equivalent	...	[121st of 130]
Traditional fuel consumption	6%		[73rd of 130]
use > kt of oil equivalent	4,071 kt of oil equivalent	...	[105th of 132]
Wall plugs > Frequency	50 HZ		[127th of 151]
Wall plugs > Plug type	"USA,UK"
Wall plugs > Voltage	110 V		[194th of 209]

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SOURCES: ; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Fuel Prices and Taxation (1999) and the electronic update for2000. Available from World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002, WDI table 3.12. via ciesin.org; Energy Information Administration; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: List of countries by natural gas consumption ; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC

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COMMENTARY

Leighton Samms
4th September 2005

Under Jamaica, "wall plugs " voltage is INCORRECT NOT 220 v
it is 120 volts same as North america, only 1 hotel I know of had 220v The receptacle is the SAME configuration as USA

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