Jordan

Jordan’s fiscal position is looking brighter with the finalization of a promised $1.08bn US aid package under a 4...

Jordan’s debt-ridden power firm Nepco has signed a $265mn concessionary loan deal with the European Bank for Reconstruction and...

The Daehan Wind Power Company, a joint venture of Korea’s Kospo and Daelim, awarded an engineering, procurement and construction...

Amman is seeing results from its push toward renewables and gas. But the country’s energy future remains tied to developments abroad—particularly Israel’s Leviathan. Direct Israel-to-Jordan gas sales are contentious, whilst Israel-to-Egypt plans could scupper Jordan's ambition to tap Egypt's gas.

Pipeline constraints in Israel’s natural gas network have the partners in a deal to sell Israeli gas to Egypt scrambling for a solution. MEES learns further pipeline issues lie in wait for them if that initial hurdle is eventually overcome.

Jordan’s Minister of Energy Hala Zawati has announced the start of work on a new wind farm in Tafila...

The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) is considering lending $281mn to Jordan’s state electricity utility Nepco. EBRD...

The Nassib border crossing, a crucial trade corridor on the Damascus-Amman highway, is set to reopen following three years’...

Jordan’s monarchy finds itself torn between implementing tough economic reforms and subsidizing a declining standard of living. GCC assistance will be welcomed in Amman, but it hardly addresses the crux of the problem.

Amid pressure from Jordan’s largest protests since the Arab Spring, Prime Minister-designate Omar Razzaz announced 7 June the government...

Israel’s Leviathan gas project is more than 50% complete and set for start-up by end-2019. Jordan state power firm...

The UAE’s flagship nuclear plant will be three years late and Jordan has dramatically scaled back its plans. Needling Trump is the aim of Iran’s nuclear plans.