Abdul Latif Jameel unit launches solar plants
01 December 2019
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy and a leading global developer of utility-scale renewable projects, has inaugurated the Mafraq I and Empire photovoltaic (PV) solar plants of 50 MW AC each in Jordan.
The Mafraq I and Empire projects, awarded in the second round of the Jordan’s solar programme, represent a total investment of $180 million and had created 500 jobs during their construction phase alone.
In collaboration with Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, FRV has developed three solar projects in Jordan to date, Mafraq I, Empire, and Al Safawi (66.7 MW DC), and is continuing to expand its pipeline in the country as part of its commitment to developing renewable energy capacity in the region.
Mafraq I and Empire photovoltaic solar plants, which are already under operation, supply 1.5 per cent of Jordan’s total power generation capacity – an important contribution towards Jordan’s goal to deliver 10 per cent of the country’s total power generation through clean energy by 2020.
The plants generate a total of 134 MW DC, enough to supply more than 40,500 households and avoid the emission of more than 200,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (per year. According to FRV, plans are under way for its fourth 50 MW AC solar PV plant in Jordan, having won a competitive tender by the Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ).
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