Jordan’s Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources (MEMR) has extended the bid submission date for the planned electrical storage project for renewable energy in the Maan development area of Jordan.

Developers now have until 20 January to submit proposals for the energy storage tender. The original submission date was 18 December. The deadline has been extended to give developers more time to work on proposals.

The work will involve the design, financing, construction, commissioning, and ownership and maintenance of the electrical storage facility.

The electrical storage project will have a power capacity of at least 30MW, with an energy capacity of 60MWh, which will primarily be used for controlling photovoltaic (PV) solar and wind energy. The project will be the first phase of electrical storage in Jordan.

MEMR prequalified 23 groups to participate in the tender in January.

The prequalified groups, containing developers and EPC contractors, are:

Germany’s Fichtner is advising the MEMR on the storage project.

The first phase will involve the construction of the 30MW electrical storage project, which will be connected to the existing Maan solar substation.