Longstanding plans to develop Jordan’s nuclear energy resources gained some momentum, but also suffered some setbacks . The controversial project remains politically divisive and has several obstacles yet to navigate, including the selection of an appropriate site for a planned reactor, the provision of adequate financial and human resources, and...
In an effort to supplement increasingly disrupted supplies of Egyptian liquid natural gas (LNG), Jordan is urgently seeking alternative import solutions. Securing new sources of gas is of vital importance in the short term, given that the government is having to spend billions of dollars per year on diesel and heavy fuel in order to make up for the...
With an attractive regulatory environment for investment in electricity generation, the sector has seen new injections of foreign capital in recent months. Jordan’s privately owned distribution companies are in a similarly favourable position; their power purchase agreements (PPAs) ensure that the state-owned National Electric Power Company (NEPCO)...
Addressing Jordan’s energy imbalance had already been at the top of the government’s agenda before its Egyptian natural gas imports began to be disrupted in early 2011. But in view of the ongoing attacks on the Egyptian gas pipeline, policymakers now see the country’s energy balance as an issue of national security. As such, the government is keener...
Increased demand on the national power grid has prompted investments seeking to boost power generation capacity throughout the country via both hydroelectric and natural-gas-fired thermoelectric power plants. Indeed, from 2011 to 2013 the central bank has predicted investment in the electricity sector to total just over $7bn. The Ministry of Energy...
Gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tin, mercury, molybdenum and selenium. Peru was one of the world’s top 10 producers (and one of Latin America’s top two producers) of each of these minerals in 2011 thanks to a rich, polymetallic geology that has provided a steady supply of precious metals for thousands of years. The importance of the mining sector...
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