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Trina Solar signs 10 MW EPC agreement for Jordanian solar PV plant

Global PV company Trina Solar has signed an agreement with Shamsuna Power Company to design, build, operate and maintain a 10 MW solar power project in Aqaba, Jordan.
Trina Solar signs 10 MW EPC agreement for Jordanian solar PV plant

Foursan Capital Partners will hold an 85 percent stake in the project with Shamsuna Power holding the remaining 15 percent. Finance is being provided by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and a small syndicate of lenders. Construction is scheduled to commence in December 2014 with completion and grid connection expected in the second quarter of 2015.

Once complete, Trina Solar will provide Operation and Maintenance services based on a 5 year service agreement with a possible 5 year extension upon mutual agreement.

The solar farm will be located in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone, southeast of Aqaba, Jordan, and will incorporate 40,320 Trina Solar 250Wp TSM- PC05A modules. It will be the largest solar farm in Aqaba and all the power generated will be sold to the country’s National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) under a 20-year power purchase agreement backed by a full sovereign guarantee from the Government of Jordan. The power plant will generate over 19 GWh of solar power annually, helping to meet the growing demand for electricity in Jordan and reducing the country’s carbon emissions by approximately 11,500 tons per year.

“We are delighted to work with Trina Solar to build the largest solar farm in Aqaba, Jordan” said Shadi Haddadin, The Solar Plant manager of Shamsuna. “Trina Solar's global leadership, durable quality modules, as well as its proven track record distinguishes it as the best partner for us to work with. We regard this partnership as a win-win endeavor, and we look forward to continuing our success by working with Trina Solar again in the future.”

Qi Lin, President of PV Systems Business Unit of Trina Solar, added that the project will provide Trina with valuable first-hand experience of operating a solar plant in a desert environment as well as substantial knowledge of local grid companies that will help the company accelerate its pace of project development in the Middle East.

The Jordanian government has introduced new incentives to encourage the development of solar projects throughout the country with the aim of increasing renewable energy contributions to 10 percent of the country's generation mix by 2020 and Trina Solar intends to play a major role in this effort, with a wider aim of increasing its presence in the wider Middle East market.

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Shamsuna Power Company

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