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Japan Parliamentary Delegation Visit the South Jamaica Power Centre

Japan Parliamentary Delegation Visits the SJPC Plant: Takuya Kokawa (1st left), Associate, Marubeni Power International points out features of the South Jamaica Power Centre (SJPC) plant in Old Harbour, St Catherine to Hiroshige Seko (centre), Secretary-General for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the Japan House of Councillors and Former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and Members of the Japan House of Councillors, Iwao Horii (2nd left), Yasutada Ohno ( partially hidden), and Yasuyuki Sakai (5th left). Also present were H.E. Yasuhiro Atsumi (left), Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Noel Watson (2nd right), Plant Manager, SJPC, Damian Obiglio (1st right), Senior Vice-President, Marubeni Power International and Leisa Batiste-Whyte (4th left), SJPC General Manager. The SJPC plant, which uses Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), has been operating at a world-class standard since commencing commercial operations in December 2019. It is 68 per cent more efficient and produces 59 per cent less emissions than the previous plant.

Japan Parliamentary Delegation Visits the SJPC Plant: Hiroshige Seko (4th left), Secretary-General for the LDP in the House of Councillors, Former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry along with Members of the Japan House of Councillors, Yasuyuki Sakai (right), Yasutada Ohno (2nd right) and Iwao Horii (3rd right) on a tour of the South Jamaica Power Centre (SJPC) plant in Old Harbour, St Catherine on August 7, 2023. Accompanying them were H.E. Yashiro Atsumi (left), Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Leisa Batiste-Whyte, SJPC General Manager (2nd left), Damian Obiglio (3rd left) Senior Vice-President Operations, Marubeni Power International, Noel Watson, (5th left), Plant Manager, SJPC and Takuya Kokawa (6th left), Associate, Marubeni Power International.

Inside the SJPC Control Room: Member of the Japan House of Councillors Yasuyuki Sakai (centre), discusses a feature of the South Jamaica Power Centre (SJPC) Control room with Hiroshige Seko (left), Secretary-General for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the Japan House of Councillors and Former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and Noel Watson, (right) Plant Manager, SJPC. They were on a recent tour of the SJPC in Old Harbour, St. Catherine with Members of the Japan House of Councillors, Yasutada Ohno and Iwao Horii and H.E. Yasuhiro Atsumi, Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica. Also present were Damian Obiglio (2nd left), Senior Vice-President, Marubeni Power International, Takuya Kokawa (partially hidden), Associate, Marubeni Power International and Leisa Batiste-Whyte, SJPC General Manager.

Japan Parliamentary Delegation Visits the SJPC Plant: Damian Obiglio, Senior Vice-President, Marubeni Power International, greets Hiroshige Seko, Secretary-General for the LDP in the House of Councillors, Former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry along with Members of the Japan House of Councillors, Yasuyuki Sakai (right), Yasutada Ohno (2nd right) and Iwao Horii (3rd right)  prior to the tour of the South Jamaica Power Centre (SJPC) plant tour on August 7, 2023. Accompanying them was H.E. Yashiro Atsumi, Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica.

Japan Parliamentary Delegation Visits the SJPC Plant: Noel Watson (2nd right), Plant Manager, SJPC discusses key features of the South Jamaica Power Centre (SJPC) plant in Old Harbour, St Catherine to Hiroshige Seko (centre), Secretary-General for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the Japan House of Councillors and Former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and Members of the Japan House of Councillors, Iwao Horii (2nd left), Yasutada Ohno ( partially hidden), and Yasuyuki Sakai (5th left). Also present were H.E. Yasuhiro Atsumi (left), Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Noel Watson (2nd right), Plant Manager, SJPC, Damian Obiglio (1st right), Senior Vice-President, Marubeni Power International, Takuya Kokawa (1st left), Associate, Marubeni Power International and Leisa Batiste-Whyte (4th left), SJPC General Manager. 
The SJPC plant, which uses Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), has been operating at a world-class standard since commencing commercial operations in December 2019. It is 68 per cent more efficient and produces 59 per cent less emissions than the previous plant.