The Tafila Wind Farm project in Jordan aims to generate 117 MW of electricity, fulfilling 3% of the national electricity demand while promoting local development and reducing energy import dependency. The project is expected to create jobs and enhance infrastructure for local farmers, while decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental assessments indicate a mix of impacts, with significant benefits in renewable energy generation but notable negative effects on biodiversity and local noise and landscapes.

1. Environmental Impact assessment
TafilaWind Farm
Tafila – Kingdom of Jordan
By: Mohammed Akram Herzallah.
2014-2015

2. Objectives of the project
• The project cover 3% of the national electricity demand (to produce 117 MW
electricity in Jordan ).
• Growing business opportunities in the region.
• The project will contribute to Jordan's development objective in the energy
sector aiming to increase both electricity production and the share of
renewable energy in its electricity generation portfolio.

3. • Reduce energy import dependency.
• Reinforce reliability of supply and energy security.
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Objectives of the project

4. BENEFICIARIES
• End users of housing units, commercial and
• industrial facilities.
• Local residents (job creation).
• Local farmers and livestock owners (improved access & infrastructure).

5. Description of the project

6. Description of the project
IFI : International financial institutions
• Region : Middle East
• Company name (promoter) : JORDAN WIND PROJECT COMPANY PSC
• Country : Jordan
DURATION
• Total Design/Build Phase: 21 months
• Operations Phase: 20 years
• Last Updated Date: January 18, 2013
TOTAL COST
• €209 million (100% funded through private investment and loans provided by IFIs.)

7. ACTIONS
• Construction of a wind farm in theTafila Governorate (38 turbines with a
total capacity of 117 MW).
• Installation of an internal collection system connecting the turbines to the
transformer substation and to the high voltage transmission network.
• Civil works for access roads and transformer station.
• Provision of installation equipment and transportation of turbines.

8. Environmental Impact Evaluation
EIV = RI * ECV
RI: Resulting Impact
RI = D*Ce*(A&S + E + In + P + Rv + Pr)
ECV : environmental components value
ECV Relative relevance
0 NULL
1-3 LOW
4-6 Moderate
7-8 High
9-9 Very High
EIV ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT
IMPORTANCE
- 301 TO 2100 Negative
signicative
-1 TO -300 Negative
Non signicative
>0 Positive

9. Evaluation of impacts
Attribute Definition Description
Denotation (D) Indicates if the impact is positive or
negative
Positive Impact (+1)
Negative Impact (-1)
Certainty (Ce) Indicates the probability of
occurrence of the impact
Certain (10)
Very likely (7)
Likely (4)
Unlikely (1)
Accumulation
and synergy
(A&S)
Indicates if the impact is simple,
acculative or synergic
Simple (1)
Cummulative (3)
Synergic (6)
Criteria for the evaluation of Impacts .

10. Evaluation of impacts
Attribute Definition Description
Extension (E) Defines the magnitud of the area
affected by the impact (surface where
the impact is felt)
Puntual (1)
Partial (2)
Extense (3)
Intensity (In) Indicates the incidence degree
over the environmental component in
the area where the impact is produced
Low (1)
Medium (4)
High (5)
Very high (6)
Total (10)
Persistence (P) Indicates the persistence of the
impact
Fleeting (1)
Temporal (2)
Permanent (4)
Criteria for the evaluation of Impacts .

11. Evaluation of impacts
Attribute Definition Description
Reversibility
(Rv)
Indicates if the impacted
component has the capacity to
return to their original state
Short term (1)
Medium term (2)
Long term (3)
Irreversible (4)
Periodicity (Pr) Indicates the periodicity of the
impact
Discontinuous (1)
Periodic (2)
Continuous (4)
Criteria for the evaluation of Impacts .

12. Prediction and assessment of environmental
impacts and risks
Environmental
Component
Code Impact
Air quality A1 Increase in the emission of particulate
material and gasses to the atmosphere
Geomorphology Geo1 Modification of topography
Hydrology Hy1 Alteration of runoff in Chañaral ravine
Soils S1 Loss of soil
Noise No1 Modification of basal noise pressure
• Potential impacts identified – Physical aspects

13. Prediction and assessment of environmental
impacts and risks
Environmental
Component
Code Impact
Floraand
vegetation
FV1 Loss of vegetational formations
and flora
associated
Fauna Fau1
Fau2
Perturbation to environments
Collision of birds
• Potential impacts identified – Biotic aspects

14. Prediction and assessment of environmental
impacts and risks
Environmental
Component
Code Impact
Socioeconomic SE1
SE2
Increase of employment
Decrease of touristic activity due to effect on
marine mammals
Basicsocial
well-being
BSWB1
BSWB2
BSWB3
- Improvement in road infraestructure
-Transfer delays due to alterations in local traffic
- Energy generation with low emissions of
greenhouse gasses
Landscape Lan1 Alteration of the landscape quality and
touristic value
• Potential impacts identified – Human aspects

15. The EIA results
Impact Construction phase Operation phase Closure phase
A1 -252 -56 -252
Hy1 -63
Geo1 -240
S1 -252
No1 -56 -128 -56
FV1 -900
Fau1 -900 -756
Fau2 -684
SE1 +780
SE2 -72
BSWB1 +960 -147 -72
BSWB2 -196 -196
BSWB3 +1820
Lan1 -200 -260

16. Conclusion
• TheTafila wind farm will contribute significantly to the goal of using the
renewable energy in GENERAL , with each turbin providing power for more
than 2,500 Jordanian households .These households will benefit not only
from the stable price of the energy produced by these turbines , but also
from the reduction of GHG emissions that is caused by using power from
this wind farm insted of fossil-fuel burning power plants .

17. References
• http://www.inframed.com/investments/11/Tafila_Wind_Farm_%E2%80%9C
Tafila%E2%80%9D_.html
• http://ufmsecretariat.org/tafila-wind-farms/
• http://ifcext.ifc.org/ifcext/spiwebsite1.nsf/651aeb16abd09c1f8525797d0069
76ba/888a87e4e02ad60985257af700703021?opendocument