AMMAN — Minister
of Energy and Mineral Resources
Saleh Al-Kharabsheh recently highlighted the
importance of conducting a detailed study on the amount of resources needed for
factory production to accommodate the increasing rates of demand.
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The study would
help establish the required infrastructure and mechanisms that enable different
factories to operate in an environmentally friendly manner in terms of
consumption of resources.
Raising awareness
about energy consumption will help enhance the country’s energy security, which
is becoming more and more important nowadays, and help get more modern and
clean energy, the minister said.
Oil and energy
expert
Hashem Akel told
Jordan News that it is important to focus on
conserving energy that is otherwise going to waste.
Jordan produces
approximately 6,500 megawatts of electricity a year, yet, at most, only about
4,200megawatts are consumed, he added, because facilities to store the surplus,
for it to be reused, are not available.
In Jordan, 25 percent of the electricity consumed comes from renewable energy sources, such as wind turbines and solar power.
Akel told
Jordan
news: “During the day, there are peak hours. This is when national
electricity consumption is at its highest. If we create incentives for major
electricity consumers to work during off-peak hours, we will decrease
electricity use, and its production becomes need based. This will require lower
production. This way, we will use what we produce without waste,” Akel added.
Kharabsheh
stressed the need to make use of more renewable energy sources, which would
enable factories to be more competitive, for having to pay less for the
electricity bill, and create more job opportunities.
In Jordan, 25
percent of the electricity consumed comes from renewable energy sources, such
as wind turbines and solar power. The remaining comes from electric power
stations.
Specialist in oil
and energy
Amer Al-Shobaki told
Jordan News that 20 percent of the
electricity supplied by power stations in Jordan is lost before it reaches the
consumer, due to the fact that the electricity network is outdated, and thus
less efficient.
According to Kharabsheh,
the decision to assess the current infrastructure and come up with more
renewable energy sources will also help Jordan export to more markets and waste
less.
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