Opened by the Jordanian government and UNHCR -the UN refugee agency- on July 28, 2012 to host Syrians fleeing the war, the camp has become one of Jordan’s biggest cities, with residents having developed their own economy by starting more than 3,000 businesses.
The 12.9 MWp photovoltaic plant, the world’s largest solar farm of its kind, is already supplying energy to the Al-Zaatari refugee camp, mainly powering lighting systems, refrigerators, heaters and power outlets.
The PV plant has been constructed by Belectric. Ingeteam has supplied five of its 2.33 MW power stations in order to inject the energy coming from the PV array into the camp’s internal grid. Every power station comprises two central inverters housed in a 20-foot-long container, in addition to a power transformer, low voltage switchgear, medium voltage switchgear and auxiliary services panel. This is all supplied on a turnkey basis in order to ensure immediate, simple installation and field commissioning.
Scope of supply
For this project, Ingeteam has supplied:
- Five power stations fitted with all the necessary equipment to inject medium voltage power: PV inverters, LV/MV transformer, medium voltage switchgear, ancillary services transformer and low voltage switchgear.
- Ten 1,000 Vdc photovoltaic inverters, each with a rated power output of 1,165 kW, pertaining to the INGECON® SUN PowerMax B Series family.
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