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Sep 2022
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Ep10: The Story of Jordan’s First Wind F...

NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT
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In this episode of Earth, Wind and Solar, we have a captivating conversation with Samer Judeh, co-founder and chairman of the Jordan Wind Project Company, about the 117-megawatt Tafila wind farm. Tafila was the first and largest privately-sponsored utility-scale wind farm in Jordan, and it had a significant effect on the energy mix in the country. It was co ... Show More
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