The Tafila Wind Farm project reached financial close today as IFC finalised a $221m debt package to back the development.

Developer Jordan Wind Project Company (JWPC) is planning to build the plant in the southern governorate of Tafila – the country’s first privately-owned renewable energy project.

JWPC is a venture involving InfraMed (50%), Masdar (31%) and EP Global Energy (19%).

In May Vestas issued a brief statement responding to “information in the market” over a 117MW Jordan order.

It said at that stage it would issue a further statement “as soon as the project translates into a firm and unconditional order in accordance with Vestas