AMEA Power, in a joint venture with Xenel Industries of Saudi Arabia, announced today the commissioning of its 51.75 megawatt wind power plant in Jordan, Middle East.

The commercial operation date was officially achieved on July 5th 2021.

Built by Abour Energy Company, a subsidiary of AMEA Power and Xenel Industries, the wind power plant will supply power to approximately to Forty thousand households.

15 wind turbines, supplied by Vestas, are installed on the site. The project was awarded following the 1st round of Jordan’s renewables feed-in tariff programme.

The wind power plant is located in the Tafila Governorate, 140 kilometres south of the capital city Amman.

It will be operated for 20-years by Abour Energy Company, avoiding more than 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions over the course of its life.

The plant is instrumental in supporting Jordan’s ambition, which targets to increase the share of renewable energy in its power mix to 30 per cent by year 2030 and to reduce its reliance on fuel imports.

“This is our 2nd operational project, following the recent commissioning of a 50 megawatt solar project in Togo,” said Hussain Al Nowais, Chairman of AMEA Power.

“AMEA Power is proud to establish its presence in Jordan and to be supporting the country in its drive to raise the renewable energy share in the country.” The project was supported with financing from the Islamic Development Bank and the International Finance Corporation.

International Finance Corporation structured the transaction as an Islamic Finance Ijara transaction, its 1st in the renewable energy sector in the Middle East and North Africa.

AMEA Power and Xenel Industries invested directly in various community initiatives, including providing training to local Jordanians at the site during construction.