title: Amman East Power Plant
text: # Amman East Power Plant
  
  Amman East Power Plant is a combined cycle gas-fired power plant in Al Manakher, Jordan. It was the first independent power plant in Jordan.
  
  The plant is operated by AES Jordan PSC, a subsidiary of AES Corporation and Mitsui & Co. Construction started in 2007 and the plant was commissioned in 2009. The plant has an installed capacity of 380 MW and it cost US$300 million.
  
  In 2011, it was announced that Qatar Electricity & Water Corporation will buy a stake in the power plant.
  
  