The government of Jordan has approved the construction of five wind power plants with a combined capacity of 315 MW. Four projects were submitted in the first call for direct proposal (projects submitted by private investors without going through a tender) launched in 2011, namely Green Watt's 82 MW Al Rajef project in the Ma'an region, Hecate Energy's 45 MW Al Ibrahimiyya in Irbid, Xenel Group's 49.5 MW Tafilah project in Tafilah and Korea Southern Power Company's 49.5 MW project in Tafilah. The four companies bid at the ceiling price of JOD 8c/kWh (US$11c/kWh). The fifth project, a 89 MW wind park developed by Korea Electric Power in Al Fujeij (Ma'an) dates from a 2010 tender. The five projects will be built on a build, own and operate (BOO) basis, with the developers signing a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with national power utility NEPCO. The projects are expected to be commissioned by 2019.
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