Jordan raises electricity exports to West Bank through new substation – The National

Jordan raises electricity exports to West Bank through new substation – The National

Jordan opened on Wednesday a new electricity substation that doubled the amount of electricity the kingdom exports to the West Bank to 80 megawatts, Jordanian official media said.

Prime Minister Bisher Al Khasawneh and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh inaugurated the $4.1 million ($4.8m) substation in Al Ramah, north of the Dead Sea.

The 80 megawatts Jordan now exports to the Palestinian Authority are equivalent to 8 per cent of West Bank demand, said Thafer Melhem, head of the Palestinian Energy Authority.