AMMAN
—
Industrial business owners in Jordan are showing a keen interest in a new
energy efficiency program aimed at reducing costs and
carbon footprints, the
Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
اضافة اعلان
The
Energy Efficiency for Industrial Productivity Program (Kafaa), funded by USAID,
focuses on energy-extensive industrial sub-sectors and has been gaining
traction since its launch in late February.
The
program has been developed under an ongoing energy sector support initiative
and focuses on three specific industrial sub-sectors chosen based on various
criteria, including their potential for expansion, energy consumption, export
capacity,
economic and social impact, and suitability for
energy efficiency solutions.
Execution plansThe
program is set to be executed in multiple phases spanning from 2023 to 2028.
The
initial phase in 2023 will concentrate on the food, finance, agricultural,
livestock, engineering, electrical,
ICT, chemical, and cosmetics sectors, while
future phases will consider additional sectors based on market demand and
potential for
implementing energy solutions.
The
Kingdom’s industrial sector plays a crucial role in the country's economy,
directly contributing 25 percent of the
national GDP. The sector accounts for
over 90 percent of Jordan's exports, which expanded by almost 10 percent in
2019, reaching approximately 140 nations across the globe.
The
country's
industrial sector comprises approximately 18,000 establishments,
spread across all governorates of the Kingdom and employing around 251,000
workers, mostly Jordanians, accounting for 21 percent of the total Jordanian
workforce.
Jordan's
Energy Minister, Saleh Kharabsheh, expressed his gratitude for
USAID's support to Jordan's energy sector, emphasizing his ministry's commitment to providing
all possible assistance to help the industrial sector prosper.
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