30,000 households in Jordan get solar heater systems under Energy Ministry project

30,000 households in Jordan get solar heater systems under Energy Ministry project

AMMAN - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is proceeding with plans to increase the usage of solar heater systems for water heating across the Kingdom as only 14 per cent of Jordan's households use these systems, the government said.Under an initiative implemented by the Jordan Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Fund (JREEF), the ministry has already provided 30,000 homes with solar heater systems for water heating around the Kingdom, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Hala Zawati told The Jordan Times on Wednesday.To increase the adoption of solar heater systems for water heating, the ministry has signed a number of agreements with local banks, associations and the civil consumer establishments to provide those wishing to install the systems with 30 per cent financial support under an initiative by the JREEF, the minister said.As part of the ministry's efforts to increase reliance on renewable energy, the ministry has also been implementing a project through the Fils Alreef, which is a fee added to each kilowatt a household uses, to install electricity generating solar panels for families benefiting from the National Aid Fund, with 100 per cent financial support.Under this programme, the ministry has installed such systems at 5,541 homes,