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Baynouna Solar Power Plant

Coordinates: 31°52′18.0″N 36°13′26.0″E / 31.871667°N 36.223889°E / 31.871667; 36.223889
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Baynouna
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CountryJordan
LocationAmman
Coordinates31°52′18.0″N 36°13′26.0″E / 31.871667°N 36.223889°E / 31.871667; 36.223889
StatusOperational
Construction began2018
Commission date2020
Construction cost$260 million
OwnerMasdar
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Power generation
Nameplate capacity200 MWp
Annual net output563.3 GWh

Baynouna Solar Power Plant is a 200 MW photovoltaic power station in Amman, Jordan. Construction began in late 2017, and it opened in 2020.[1] The plant is the largest in the country and will produce 4% of Jordan's total electrical energy production, with the project costing around $260 million.[2] It has been operational since February, 2023.[3]

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  1. ^ "Baynounah". masdar.ae. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  2. ^ "Abu Dhabi's Masdar seals $188 mln funding for Jordan solar project". Reuters. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Largest solar energy station in Jordan Baynouna launched". Jordan Times. 2023-02-25. Retrieved 2024-05-12.