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Power Plants in Jordan

Jordan has 19 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 93rd-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 13 operating and 6 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 5.1 GW across 13 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Samra power plant (1.2 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Central Electricity Generating Co (3), Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (Jordan) (2) and National Electric Power Company (Jordan) (2) — Central Electricity Generating Co alone is named on 16% of them. Half of Jordan's power plants in service predate 2014 (median commissioning year of the 13 with a known date), 6 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Rehab power plant, dating from 1994. 6 are in the pipeline, led by Masdar-Jordan wind farm (1.0 GW), proposed. They account for 54% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Jordan.

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19
Power Plant in Jordan
#93
of 155 countries
5.1 GW
Operating capacity
6
In construction / proposed

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Who owns Jordan's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2014 · oldest Rehab power plant (1994) · newest Attarat power plant (2021) · 13 of 19 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Jordan?
OverWatts maps 19 power plants in Jordan — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 93rd-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Jordan?
Samra power plant, at 1.2 GW, operated by Samra Electric Power.
How much power-generation capacity do Jordan's power plants have?
About 5.1 GW operating across 13 plants, with a further 3.5 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Jordan?
Central Electricity Generating Co is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 19 (16%). Next are Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (Jordan) (2), National Electric Power Company (Jordan) (2) and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co (1).
How old are Jordan's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2014, across the 13 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Rehab power plant (1994); 6 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Jordan?
6 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Masdar-Jordan wind farm (1.0 GW), IPP8 Combined Cycle Power Station (700 MW) and North Jordan power station (600 MW).

Other asset classes in Jordan

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