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First Solar completes Shams Ma'an project in Jordan

First Solar completes Shams Ma'an project in Jordan
Shams Ma’an project accounts for approximately 1% of Jordan’s total energy generation capacity -(Photo Credit: Company Website)

Mubasher: First Solar announced on Sunday that it has commissioned the 52.5 megawatt Shams Ma’an project in Jordan on schedule, according to the company’s press release.

Shams Ma’an has a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the National Electric Power Company (NEPCO), Jordan’s power generation and distribution authority, the statement indicated.

The plant accounts for approximately 1% of Jordan’s total energy generation capacity.

It also produces clean electricity using over 600,000 high-performance modules, which deliver up to 5% more specific energy than conventional crystalline silicon panels, as modules are mounted on single-axis trackers that allow the facility to generate up to 20% more energy.

The plant is owned by a consortium of investors consisting of Diamond Generating Europe, Nebras Power, and the Kawar Group.

“First Solar has delivered a high-performance solar energy asset on schedule and with an excellent safety record,” said Karim Kawar, Chairman of Kawar Energy.

Shams Ma’an has been engineered for performance and is further evidence that high-performance modules can deliver more energy than conventional photovoltaic technologies, said Ahmed Nada, vice president of First Solar.

The facility was constructed by a workforce that was almost entirely Jordanian, with First Solar spending over 40,000 man hours on training alone, creating a new skills resource for the country, the statement concluded.