Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD: Jordan’s Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Saturday inaugurated a 200-megawatt solar power plant in the capital Amman, as per a report by the state-run Petra news agency.
The plant is a joint venture between the Finnish investment and asset management group Taaleri and the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company Masdar. It is set to be Jordan’s largesse solar energy project.
It was wonderful to attend the inauguration of the #OPECFund co-financed 200 MW #Baynouna Solar Energy Plant – #Jordan’s largest solar PV plant and one of the biggest in the whole of the #MiddleEast. 🇯🇴 #SDG7 https://t.co/xoG22gJr5P
— The OPEC Fund for International Development (@TheOPECFund) February 26, 2023
Solar power plant to boost sustainable development
On the occasion, United Arab Emirates Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber said that the Baynouna plant’s opening would boost sustainable development, spread clean energy solutions on a wide scale and support joint effective climate action with Jordan.
