117 megawatt wind farm to be installed in Tafileh / Jordan

Energy Minister Mohammad Hamed on Monday signed agreements for the installation of a 117 megawatt (MW) wind farm, which will be built by the local Jordan Wind Power Company at a total investment of JD 205 million.

Hamed said the scheme, which is the first to be established in Tafileh Governorate of Jordan, is expected to generate 400MW of electricity per year when it comes online by mid-2015.

The wind power project entails the installation of 38 wind turbines that will provide 200 job opportunities while in the pipeline.