AMMAN — The
new smart city project is strategic and
supports the future of the Kingdom’s sustainable development, the Arab
Renewable Energy Commission (AREC) said in a statement on Wednesday, according
to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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According to AREC Secretary General Muhammad Al-Taani, The
project will create thousands of job opportunities for youth and attract large
investments.
The project, the statement said, requires building
factories, universities, parks, schools, and markets. And considering that
sustainable cities have become a “modern requirement”, the project must also
have the infrastructure for electric cars, alternative energy, bioenergy, and
wastewater recycling.
Smart cities also reduces traffic jams and congestion, the
statement said. And Tanni added, "The project will provide an advanced
transportation network based on renewable energy and green hydrogen," it
indicated.
Taani also added that he hopes that three sustainable cities
in the northern, southern, and central regions of the Kingdom are established.
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