High Fees Block Jordan’s Renewable Energy Projects

High government fees and land prices are blocking investments in renewable energy projects in Jordan despite government steps to [...]

Jordan Plans to Raise Renewable Energy Generation to 50% by 2030

Jordan’s minister of energy and mineral resources, Saleh Al-Kharabsheh, is committed to raising the amount of renewable energy generated [...]

Jordanian Government has Announced More Financial Support for Residential PV

Jordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has signed an agreement with the Housing Bank for Trade and Finance [...]

Israel Ponders 25 MW Solar Power Import Deal With Jordan

Israel’s energy ministry is supporting a plan to buy the power generated by 25 MW of solar plants in [...]

Jordan Making Strides in Renewable Energy Production

Jordan’s investments in the renewable energy sector have reached more than $5 billion, placing the desert kingdom among leading [...]

Is the Middle East’s Solar Market Breakthrough Finally Happening?

A new joint report examines the shifting tide for fuel subsidies and what it means for solar markets. Solar’s [...]

Jordan’s Water Ministry to Cut Energy Use by Half by 2019

The Ministry of Water and Irrigation is scheduled to reduce its energy use, which constitutes 14 per cent of [...]

Jordan Turbocharges Distributed Solar

Conditions in Jordan are perfect for rapid growth in commercial and industrial solar. The country recently abolished a limit on [...]

Jordan’s parliament adopts energy efficiency law

Arwa reported on last week’s parliamentary vote to shelve Jordan’s first nuclear reactor. Exploratory mining for uranium was also [...]

Desertec plans get boosts from MENA and EU renewable policies

For both the interim Mediterranean Solar Plan and Desertec, the creation of renewable policy and renewable job skills development [...]