Jordan scraps plans for 400 MW of new wind farms - report

Aug 21, 2014 - The government of Jordan has pulled back its plans to accept proposals for the construction of 400 MW of wind farms the Jordan Times said today, citing energy minister Mohammad Hamed.

Plans for the five plants were cancelled due insufficient grid capacity in the country, the Minister told the newspaper by phone. The government has already signed contracts for several renewable energy schemes that will be connected to the power grid but will need to secure funds to expand the grid before accepting new proposals.

At present, Jordan’s electricity distribution network has a capacity of 3,200 MW and it will be able to accept only 500 MW more.

Earlier in August, the Arab kingdom terminated plans to build four renewable energy facilities with a combined capacity of 400 MW after it failed to obtain financing from the Gulf Cooperation Council for the network upgrade.

Jordan currently imports 97% of its total power and is working on several renewable energy projects, in line with its goal to source 40% of its total power from local resources by 2020.

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