Amman, Jordan–Jordan is urging “companies and institutions” to switch to renewable and sustainable energy to reduce operating costs.
In this regard, the kingdom’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Kharabsheh said Tuesday opportunities exist for cooperation to cut energy consumption across various sectors through implementing programs similar to those of the Renewable Energy Fund.
Kharabsheh said at the closing ceremony of the “Water and Energy” project within the European Union’s multilateral regional program for Cross Border Cooperation for the Mediterranean countries, that the high energy costs on various productive sectors required action to reduce these burdens.
He noted that programs supported by the European Union are a big opportunity for sectors, as they incorporate more than one country and allow access to their expertise, build partnerships and develop sectors through innovative and sustainable solutions.
He stressed the need to keep pace with the global energy transition through benefiting from the experiences of various countries in renewable energy and its storage methods for later use, noting that Jordan’s experience is still limited in this field.
The energy minister said his ministry and concerned authorities, in cooperation with the EU, are working to develop the legislative environment for green hydrogen to arrive at strategic production.
Jamal Rifai, Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Vice Chairman, said the kingdom made wide strides in its race to increase reliance on renewable energy to meet the growing demand for electricity through investment in alternative energy as a key sustainable solution that bolsters the global climate policy.
He urged commercial sector companies and institutions to switch to renewable and sustainable energy to reduce operating costs and adopt renewable energy projects as an alternative to traditional energy sources.
Rifai said that the JCC signed agreements to install a solar cooling system and oversee the implementation of the project with the Royal Scientific Society and the National Center for Energy Research.