Jordan Solar One

Jordan Solar One is a 24 MW solar power plant in Irbid, Jordan. It is operated by RAI Energy International (RAI); Kingdom for Energy Investments Co. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 10k homes (estimated). It ranks #20 of 38 Jordan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2016, it is around 10 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 16.6% 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 WKS0066018.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is a source-verified 2026 capacity claim: 24 MW for Jordan Solar One Plant.

GEM · 2026 · operating plant capacity

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000804122; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 24 MW, Jordan Solar One is well above the median solar plant in Jordan (12 MW). Technically it is described as PV. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Key facts

Share of Jordan solar capacity

4.0% of 606 MW across 25 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

1 of 8 dated solar plants in Jordan is older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest solar plants in Jordan

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by RAI Energy International (RAI); Kingdom for Energy Investments Co.

Local climate & thermal context

This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 32.4°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 54% 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: 28/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.3% at warm-season highs here (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 #7 largest solar power plant of 25 in Jordan by capacity.

Jordan has 25 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 606 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• JUST · Solar · 5 MW · Irbid
• Rehab CCGT Power Plant Jordan · Gas · 357 MW · Irbid
• Azraq · Solar · 17.5 MW · Mafraq
• Sunrise · Solar · 50 MW · Mafraq
• Mafraq I · Solar · 50 MW · Mafraq
• Al Ambaratouria · Solar · 51 MW · Mafraq

Location

Coordinates 32.439, 36.1 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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