Construction of Risha gas compression plant in progress in Jordan — Minister

Construction of Risha gas compression plant in progress in Jordan — Minister

AMMAN — The gas compression plant (Jordan chlorine) that is currently under construction in the Risha area is one of the most important energy projects underway, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Kharabsheh said on Saturday. During a tour of the Risha gas field, the Jordan Chlorine plant and the electricity interconnection with Iraq project, the minister said that the gas compression project aims to increase the industrial use of natural gas, especially since production of the Risha gas field exceeds the needs of the Risha power plant, according to a ministry statement. The project is part of an executive programme to the Economic Modernisation Vision, the minister noted. Kharabsheh said that the gas compression project is one of three projects to produce compressed natural gas in Risha, noting that the natural gas production will become an industrial fuel source, saving about 50 per cent of the cost of diesel. The installation of gas units will begin in two months, and they will be commercially operational by the end of this year, contributing to encouraging industries to use natural gas as an alternative to heavy fuel, the ministry said. The ministry will float bids for the delivery of natural