History of Power Stations

The Point Lisas Power Station is located on the Point Lisas Industrial Estate in Couva. Construction of the Plant began in 1976 with the establishment of a 132,000 Volt Switch-yard and the installation of the first fully computer controlled Gas Turbine driven Generator unit, rated at 88,000 kilowatts (88MW) which was commissioned in 1977. 
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The Penal Power Station is situated at Syne Village, Penal, which is located in the heart of the oil belt. This site was chosen because of the abundance of cheap fuel (natural gas) which had very little commercial value at that time. Construction of the Plant began in 1950 with the establishment of a 11,400 Volt Busbar System and the installation of a 5,000 kilowatt Steam Turbo-Generator, which was commissioned in 1953. 
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The Port of Spain Power Station had been a power generation site for 120 years until its decommissioning in January 14th, 2016. It was on the current site of the Port of Spain Power Station in 1895, on the then Ariapita Estate, that a British businessman by the name of Edgar Tripp established the Electric Light and Power Company. Ownership of the plant would later transition to the government in 1937 when the plant was purchased by the State.