Riyadh-Mubasher: ACWA Power has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Jordan’s National Electric Power Co. for the 485 MW Hussein CCGT IPP.
The plant will be located in Zarqa Industrial Area, replacing Jordan’s first thermal power station, Hussein Thermal Power Station, which has been operating since 1975.
The project, with a total investment cost of $460 million, uses GE Energy’s 9E turbines and runs on natural gas as the primary fuel, and light diesel oil as the secondary fuel.
Shandong Electric Power Construction Corporation III will be the EPC contractor for the project, while the O&M will be undertaken by Central Electricity Generating Co.
“Hussein CCGT IPP is an important project for ACWA Power in Jordan. This transaction goes a long way in demonstrating our commitment to the socio-economic development of Jordan and in supporting NEPCO through provision of electricity reliably at the lowest possible cost in Jordan,” said Paddy Padmanathan, CEO of ACWA Power.
