(MENAFN) Jordan has closed an agreement to construct a USD128 million major solar-run power plant in the south of the country with an overall capacity of 100 megawatts, based on recent reports.
Spain's TSK and UAE's Enviromena Power Systems were awarded the contract to build the project which will be owned by the government and financed by a grant from the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development.
In particular, the vital project came as a result to the nation's set goals and strategies to increase the contribution of renewable energy resources to the overall energy mix to 10 percent by 2020.
"Jordan is a very strategic hub for renewable energy investments as it enjoys abundance of sunshine and such projects provide electricity at a very low cost, relying on local resources," said the Minister of Energy.
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