Jordan’s Ministry of Minerals and Renewables (MEMR) has received 24 bids for the second round of its feed-in tariff renewables programme.

Under the second round, the bidders submitted tariff prices for 50MW photovoltaic (PV) solar projects. The client will award four contracts for 50MW projects, with each bidder only allowed up to win up to one project.

The lowest tariff price of 4.34 JDcents (JDc) per kWh (6.13$cents) was submitted by Greek solar company GI Karnomourakis SunRise.

The second-lowest tariff price was submitted by Saudi Oger, which submitted a tariff of 4.598 JDc/KWh. Spanish/Saudi group Fotowatio/Abdul Latif Jamil (ALJ) submitted the third-lowest tariff price of 4.895 JDc/kWh.

• The other bidding groups and prices are:
• Hareon Swiss Holding, 5.43JDc/kWh
• Evolution Solar/AMP, 5.59JDc/kWh
• Philadelphia Solar (local), 5.6JDc/kWh
• SolaireDirect (France), 5.68JDc/kWh
• Neoen (France), 5.74JDc/kWh
• Linuo Group (China), 5.86 JDc/kWh
• Activ Solar (Austria), 6JDc/kWh
• Mainstream Renewable Power (Ireland), 6.15JDc/kWh
• Kawar Investments (local), 6.23 JDC/kWh
• Alten Renewable Energy Developments (Spain), 6.23 JDc/kWh
• AlSanad for Renewable Energy (JoSolar) (UAE),6.3 JDC/kWh
• Skypower Services (Canada), 6.4JDc/kWh
• SunEdison Italia Construction (USA), 6.4JDc/kWh
• Elecnor (Spain), 6.41JDc/kWh
• Acwa Power (Saudi Arabia), 6.58JDc/kWh
• Seci Energia (Italy), 6.6JDc/kWh
• ELF Energy International (UAE), 6.6JDc/kWh
• Scatec Solar (Norway), 6.698JDc/kWh
• Hanergy Global Solar Power Group (Europe) (China), 7JDc/kWh
• Spectrum International for Investment (local), 7.3JDc/kWh
• Suncore Photovoltaic Technology (China), 9.4JDc/kWh

MEED reported in February MEMR had received prequalification documents from 33 companies for the second round of the programme in February.

Jordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) received prequalification documents from 33 companies and consortiums ahead of the 10 February deadline for the second round of solar direct proposals. MEMR accepted expressions of interest for the projects from 23 firms in early 2014, while another 24 applications were accepted conditionally.

The prequalification deadline was delayed from July 2014 while projects from the first round of proposals secured financing. Power purchase agreements (PPAs) were signed with the developers of 12 smaller solar PV projects in June 2014.

Jordan’s three-round renewable energy feed-in tariff scheme was a first for the region when it was launched in 2011. Under the direct proposal programme, applicants, which can be single companies or joint ventures, submit proposals for the wind and solar projects under a guaranteed feed-in tariff, to be implemented on a build-own-operate (BOO) basis.

Applicants selected by MEMR receive a memorandum of understanding (MoU), which allows them to undertake feasibility studies and measurement programmes.