Overview

The Tafila Wind Farm is the first commercial utility-scale wind power project in the Middle East. Located in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The U$287 million project became operational in September 2015. It was officially inaugurated in December the same year by His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein of Jordan.

The wind farm is owned and operated by the Jordan Wind Project Company (JWPC). The current investors in JWPC are Masdar (50%), Al Blagha Group (30%) and APICORP (20%).

Tafila was the first wind power project to be developed under Jordan’s Renewable and Energy Efficiency Law passed in 2010.

Project Info

Technologies Used

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Wind

Location

Tafilah, Jordan

Project Completion Year

2015

Status

Operational

Partners

Jordan Wind Project Company, The Arab Energy Fund (TAEF), Masdar, Al Blagha Group, APICORP

Quick Facts

  • Displaces 235,000 tonnes of CO2 annually

  • Produces 390 gigawatt-hours annually

  • Powers 83,000 homes

  • Installed capacity: 117 megawatts

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