Jordan puts renewable energy project out to tender

AMMAN, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Jordan said on Saturday that it has put a project to build six solar or wind power plants out to local and international tender.

A total of 45 companies and consortia, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, European and Arab firms, will submit offers by the end of this month, Minister of Energy Saleh Kharabsheh said in a statement obtained by Xinhua.

The project consists of four solar power plants and two wind power plants, with a capacity of 50 megawatts each, according to the minister.

Jordan, which imports about 97 percent of its energy needs, is implementing a strategy to boost renewable energy contribution to the overall energy mix from 3 percent to 10 percent by 2020.