Jordan prequalifies firms for wind power programme

09 April 2014

Six companies prequalified as part of Jordan’s renewable energy direct proposal programme

Jordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) has prequalified six firms, two of those conditionally, for wind energy projects for the second stage of its renewable energy direct proposal programme.

The four qualified companies are:

  • Korea Southern Power Company (Kospo) (South Korea)
  • Alstom Renovables Espana (Spain)
  • China International Water & Electric Corporation (CWE)
  • Lamsa Investments (local)

The ministry has also prequalified the following two companies conditionally, which means that the companies still have to meet some of the qualification criteria before they can participate in the programme. The two conditionally qualified companies are:

  • International Vision for Energy and Recycling (Jordan)
  • Gamesa Energia (Spain)

Under the direct proposal programme, applicants, which can be single companies or joint-ventures, submit proposals for the wind and solar projects, which will be implemented on a build-own-operate (BOO) basis. Applicants selected by the government will receive a memorandum of understanding, which will allow them to proceed with feasibility studies and measurement programmes.

MEMR recently prequalified a total of 47 expressions of interest for solar schemes, 24 of those conditionally, for the second direct proposal round and has invited companies to submit expressions of interest for the third round. The ministry has extended the submission date from 10 April to 15 May.

In November 2013, the final agreements were signed for Jordan’s first privately owned renewable energy scheme, the117MW wind farm will be located in the southern governorate of Tafila.

The farm is being developed by the Jordan Wind Project Company, a special-purpose vehicle (SPV) owned by the Euro-Mediterranean fund InfraMed, Abu Dhabi’s Masdar and Cyprus’ EP Global Energy. The project is expected to produce electricity at up to 25 per cent lower cost than traditional thermal power, while avoiding 224,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.

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