List of wind farms in Jordan

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]

Maan Wind Farm 80 MW

Wind farms

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Large wind farms in Jordan
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 52
Daehan Wind Farm Tafilah Governorate 51.75

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ibrahimyah Wind Power Station - Central Electricity Generating Company".
  2. ^ "Hofa Wind Power Station - Central Electricity Generating Company".
  3. ^ "Jordan News Agency (Petra) -King inaugurates Tafila Wind Farm Project". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  4. ^ "Jordan Times - $148 million wind power project inaugurated in Maan".
  5. ^ "Korea's KEPCO opens 89-MW wind park in Jordan". Renewablesnow.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  6. ^ "AMEA Power, Xenel commission 52-MW wind park in Jordan". Renewablesnow.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  7. ^ "Daehan Wind Power Company inaugurates wind power project in Tafilah". www.zawya.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
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