Tafila Groundbreaking Ceremony
The Prime Minister of Jordan, Dr. Abdullah Ensour laid the cornerstone of the Tafila wind farm project, at a groundbreaking ceremony attended by government officials and representatives from the project’s sponsors, lenders, advisors and contractors…
Middle Eastern Renewables Deal of the Year 2013: Tafila – Project Finance
Jordan is poor in natural resources and imports over 97% of its energy. Regime change in Egypt highlighted its dependence on Egyptian gas, which was disrupted following the explosion of a gas pipeline in Sinai in 2013.
Vestas and EP Global Energy join forces to provide wind energy solutions in Jordan and other Middle Eastern countries
As part of the Wind for Prosperity program, Vestas and EP Global Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding today on bringing wind energy solutions to remote communities in the Middle East.
Financial Close Reached to Build the First Utility-Scale Wind Farm in Jordan
The 117 MW wind farm is being developed by Jordan Wind Project Company, an investment by InfraMed, Masdar and EP Global Energy Ltd Amman, Jordan-27 November, 2014 Jordan Wind Project Company (JWPC) today signed the financing agreement to begin construction ofthe Middle East’s first utility-scale wind-power project. Located in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,the 117MW […]
Jordan unveils first private sector wind solar projects
AMMAN — Energy Minister Alaa Batayneh on Wednesday unveiled plans for the country’s first private sector renewable energy projects as part of efforts to ease the Kingdom’s ongoing energy crunch. At a press conference Batayneh said the government launched talks with two private sector firms to establish a 10 megawatt (MW) solar plant in the […]