Jordan, Iraq sign agreement to connect grids

Jordan, Iraq sign agreement to connect grids

AMMAN — Jordan and Iraq on Sunday signed a contract to connect the electric power grids of the two countries and sell electricity mutually, according to an Energy Ministry statement.Under the agreement, signed during a videoconference, Jordan, after the completion of the electric linkage project, provides Iraq with 1,000 gigawatt hours per year in the first phase of the project, to be followed by a second phase that allows for the two sides to increase the power exchange capacity.Energy Minister Hala Zawati and her Iraqi counterpart Majed Emarah attended the signing ceremony, while Director General of the National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) Amjad Rawashdeh and Iraqi General Manager of the General Company for Electric Power Transmission/Central Region Barak Saad Nur signed the agreement.Zawati, in her remarks, highlighted the importance of