Tafila Wind Farm
30°42′02″N 35°40′42″E / 30.7005°N 35.6783°E / 30.7005; 35.6783Status Operational Construction began 2013 Commission date 2015 Construction cost $287 million Owner(s) Jordan Wind Project Company Operator(s) Vestas Wind farm Type Onshore Rotor diameter 112 meters Rated wind speed 12 m/s Site elevation 1400-1700 m Power generation Units operational 38 Make and model Vestas V112-3MW Nameplate capacity 117 MW Annual net output 400 GWh External links Website www.jordanwind.com Commons Related media on Commons
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Tafila Wind Farm is a 117 MW wind farm located in Tafilah Governorate, Jordan. The farm consists of 38 turbines and was inaugurated in December 2015 by King Abdullah II. The project, which cost $287 million, is the first wind farm in the Kingdom and the region. The project also received $75 million, from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is a part of the World Bank Group.[1][2] The venture aims to diversify energy resources in Jordan and boost the renewable energy contribution in the total energy mix.[3]
Gallery
- View of the wind farm
- View of the wind farm
See also
References
- ^ "Disclosure". disclosures.ifc.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "King inaugurates Tafila Wind Farm Project". Jordan News Agency (Petra). 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
- ^ "الملك يدشن مشروع رياح الطفيلة (صور)". وكالة عمون الاخبارية. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
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