As of 2021, there are at least eight operational wind power plants at Ibrahimyah, Hofa, Maan Hussania & Tafila. The Ibrahimyah plant, located approximately 80 km north of Amman, consists of 4 wind turbines with capacity 0.08 MW for each.[1] The Hofa plant, located approximately 92 km north of Amman, consists of 5 wind turbines with capacity 0.225 MW for each.[2] The Tafila Wind Farm is located in Tafilah Governorate in southwest Jordan.[3] In Maan there are two Wind Farms. Maan Wind Farm was inaugurated in 2016 in south Jordan with a capacity of 80 MW,[4] and Rajef Wind Farm reached the commercial Operation Date by October 2018, with a capacity of 86 MW. The 89MW Fujeij wind farm developmed and owend by KEPCO reached commercial operation date in October 2019.[5] The Abour Energy wind farm developed by AMEA and Xenel industries reached commercial operation date (COD) in July 2021.[6] The Daehan Wind Farm, developed by a joint venture of DL Energy and KOSPO also reached COD in July 2021.[7]
Wind farms edit
| Name | Location | Governorate | Capacity (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hofa | - | Irbid Governorate | 1 |
| Ibrahimyah | - | Irbid Governorate | 0.32 |
| Tafila Wind Farm | - | Tafilah Governorate | 117 |
| Maan Wind Farm | - | Maٰān Governorate | 80 |
| Rajef Wind Farm | - | Maٰān Governorate | 86 |
| Fujeij Wind Farm | Hussania | 89 | |
| Abour Energy Wind Farm | Tafilah Governorate | 50 | |
| Daehan Wind Farm | Tafilah Governorate | 51.75 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Ibrahimyah Wind Power Station - Central Electricity Generating Company".
- ^ "Hofa Wind Power Station - Central Electricity Generating Company".
- ^ "Jordan News Agency (Petra) -King inaugurates Tafila Wind Farm Project". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ^ "Jordan Times - $148 million wind power project inaugurated in Maan".
- ^ "Korea's KEPCO opens 89-MW wind park in Jordan". Renewablesnow.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
- ^ "AMEA Power, Xenel commission 52-MW wind park in Jordan". Renewablesnow.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
- ^ "Daehan Wind Power Company inaugurates wind power project in Tafilah". www.zawya.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
External links edit
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