Jordan Ministry awards $128m for Solar plant to TSK

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Jordan Ministry awards $128m for Solar plant to TSK

UAE-based solar photovoltaic integrator Enviromena and Spanish TSK Group have been awarded a contract to build a 103MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Jordan’s southern region of Al Quweira.

Jordan Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources will fund the $128m solar plant through a grant from Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD).

Sami Khoreibi, Enviromena’s CEO said, “This is the largest project Enviromena has been awarded to date and is indicative of the growth of our company and the regional market. This joint venture will combine both Enviromena and TSK’s expertise and resources to build the largest Solar PV plant in Jordan.”

“The Al Quweira solar plant will be crucial to Jordan’s energy diversification programme and significantly reduce the Kingdom’s reliance on expensive hydrocarbons, helping it to reach its target of adding 600MW of solar and wind power by 2016.”

Enviromena has over eight years of experience in constructing PV plants in the region, with over 70MW of PV installed capacity under operation in a total of nine regional countries.

TSK is an international EPC contractor, and has over a decade of experience in engineering and construction of PV plants on a turnkey basis, with over 300MW of PV power plants built and currently under operation.

Moving Abroad Checklist

Initial Considerations

Will your partner be travelling with you?

If so, what will they be giving up in your present home and will they be able to continue with their career in your new home? You will need to check whether a separate visa is required for your partner to work or if your visa gives that right. If they are unable to work you will need to decide on the effect on your finances and what alternatives are available to give a fulfilling life (home business, training, voluntary work).

Are you taking family with you?

Moving with family raises many exciting opportunities, but also can create challenges. The HSBC Expat Explorer survey indicates that expat kids can take six months to settle in to their new country (see article). Getting young or even older children to prepare to move and leave their friends and family behind can be a challenge and should be thought through.

The options for education is another area that needs to be thought through.

Moving your child to a new country with a different education system can be a great opportunity to broaden their experience, but if they are close to key exams the timing can make this inadvisable. If you do take your family with you, it is important to decide between joining the local school system or choosing an international school.

Where will you be living?

Whether you will be living in a house or apartment, furnished or unfurnished, these decisions will affect what you need to take with you. The time you are planning to live overseas will also affect whether you should leave your property at home empty, rent it out or sell it. See the article Sell, Store or Ship.