Jordan plans to connect 980 MW of wind and solar capacity by the end of 2018 , according to Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources spokesman , Haidar Gammaz . Author: David Huang. This year , the country has switched on two solar farms with a combined capacity of 40 MW and a 66 MW wind farm , due to receive a 14 MW expansion . Nine other projects of 10 MW each are also scheduled for completion this year . They currently account for 3 - 4 % of Jordan 's power provision , estimated to increase to 5 % by 2020 .
Jordan plans to connect 980 MW of wind and solar capacity by the end of 2018 , according to Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources spokesman , Haidar Gammaz . This year , the country has switched on two solar farms with a combined capacity of 40 MW and a 66 MW wind farm , due to receive a 14 MW expansion . Nine other projects of 10 MW each are also scheduled for completion this year . They currently account for 3 - 4 % of Jordan 's power provision , estimated to increase to 5 % by 2020 .