AMEA Power has started the commercial operation of the 50 MW Al Husainiyah solar photovoltaic project in Maan, Jordan. The solar farm is sponsored by Dubai-based, AMEA Power, as the lead developer and majority owner (70%), and Jordan-based Philadelphia Solar (30%).
The solar power plant is located in Ma’an Governorate, 200km south of Amman. Al Husainiyah Power Generation Company will operate the project for 20 years, avoiding more than 3 million tonnes of CO2 emissions. Furthermore, supplying approximately 50,000 households with affordable and clean energy. The project sourced over 200,000 panels manufactured locally in Philadelphia Solar’s facility in Jordan. During the construction phase, Al Husainiyah employed more than 400 people.
Al Husainiyah was supported with financing from FMO and DEG. This is the first internationally financed utility-scale solar park in Jordan that deploys locally manufactured PV modules. The project was awarded following the second round of Jordan’s renewables feed-in-tariff (FiT) program.
