Small, medium industries invited to benefit from solar energy-generated electricity

AMMAN — The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources announced on Wednesday that it is opening the door for small and medium industries to benefit from 100MW generated through solar complexes in the south of the Kingdom to cover their consumption of electric power at a minimum capacity of 25MW for each assembly; aiming to serve industries and enhance their competitiveness.

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Hala Zawati stressed the importance of the decision in supporting Jordanian industries, especially the small and medium ones, because supporting them is one of the important objectives of the government, pointing out that this support will increase the competitiveness of Jordanian goods and reduce operating expenses, which pose a major challenge for these industries, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

In this regard, Zawati said that the ministry decided to allocate 100MW of the network's capacity, which is a part of 300MW allocated for the third phase of offers to benefit from the ministry's renewable energy projects, to cover consumption needs of medium and small industries through establishing solar complexes with a minimum capacity of 25MW per assembly.