IPP3 ICE power plant is a 573.8 MW gas power station in Amman, Jordan. It is operated by Amman Asia Electric Power Company PSC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 646k homes (estimated). It ranks #7 of 38 Jordan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2014, it is around 12 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 62.0% of Jordan's electricity; the national grid averages 530 gCO₂/kWh (24.1% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_ipp3ice_jordan.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408212; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 573.8 MW, IPP3 ICE power plant is around the median gas plant in Jordan (600 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Jordan gas capacity
- 10.2% of 5,628 MW across 10 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 4 of 6 dated gas plants in Jordan are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in Jordan
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Amman Asia Electric Power Company PSC [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 32.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 50% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 29/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~2% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #6 largest gas power plant of 10 in Jordan by capacity.
Jordan has 10 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 5,628 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Jordanian Royal Court · Solar · 5 MW · Amman
- Amman East (AES Jordan) CCGT Power Plant Jordan · Gas · 620 MW · Amman
- IPP3 ICE Power Plant Jordan · Gas · 573 MW · Amman
- Hussein Thermal Power Plant Jordan · Oil · 382 MW · Zarqa
- Samra CCGT Power Plant Jordan · Gas · 1,031 MW · Zarqa
- Rehab CCGT Power Plant Jordan · Gas · 357 MW · Irbid
Location
Coordinates 31.955219, 35.945031 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is IPP3 ICE power plant?
IPP3 ICE power plant is a 573.8 MW gas power plant in Amman, Jordan, commissioned in 2014.
Who operates IPP3 ICE power plant?
IPP3 ICE power plant is operated by Amman Asia Electric Power Company PSC [100%].