Electricity company signs power purchase deal with Dutch company

By JT - Dec 06,2015 - Last updated at Dec 06,2015

AMMAN — The National Electric Power Company on Sunday signed an agreement to buy power from a Dutch company implementing a $95 million solar energy project in Mafraq at a capacity of 50 megawatts, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Energy Minister Ibrahim Saif said the agreement is the second to be signed with one of the companies selected within the second round of the Kingdom’s solar independent power producer tender, which also includes three other projects.

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