US$1-billion investment

New Fortress Energy and JAMALCO yesterday broke ground for a liquefied natural gas combined heat and power plant in Hayes, Clarendon, in New Fortress's ongoing US$1 billion worth of investments in the energy sector and other areas of the economy. Ninety-four megawatts of baseload energy from the power plant will be sold into the national grid, and the project is expected to provide 450 jobs for Jamaicans during construction.