G. C.
Lator
,¡
NUCLEAR INTERI!STS IN THE CARmBEAN
the fact that about 50% of the consumption of energy petroleum
products in Jamaica isdue to that industry.
TabJe l.
CoNSUMPTION OF ENERGY PETBOLEUM PRODUCTS IN JAMAICA
BAUXlTE!ALUMINA !NDUSTBY
ELECTRICITY
Residential
lIO.7)
Commercial
&:
Industrial - Small
43.7)
Commercial
8:
Industrial - Large
25.6)
TRANSPORTATION (LAND)
SHIPPING
8:
AVIATION
INDUSTRY
&:
COMM.ERCE (EXCLUDING ELEC–
TRICITY)
DOMESTIC
L.
P. G.
&
KEROSENE
ELECTRICITY GENERATlON IN JAMAICA
1974
1975
54.5%
46,8%
12,7
lU
14,7
17.8
9.9
9.5
'U
5,.
3,7
4.8
When one looks at the possibility of the introductíon of nuclear
energy, a most important aiterion is the demand for electrical po–
wer. Unless the e1ectric generating capacity is large, or ís likely to
be large, in the next deeade or two, there is little point eonsidering
nuclear power. The rate of grow of demand for electricity, of course,
involves, just those faetors which this seminar deals with the inte–
raetíon of sdence, teehnology, politics and economics.
THE PUBIJC SUPPLY
In 1962 a total of 66,844 customers of which 53,150 were residential
were on the public supply. The maximum demand then was only
about 60 megawatts. By 1972 the number of customers had almost
exactly doubled, the average annual consumption per r.esidential
customer had moved from 1138 kw hr
10
2483 kw hrs and the peak
generatíon requirement was 194 megawatt. Some statistics are given
in Table 2.
