AMMAN — Consultant and photovoltaic system expert
Ahmed Al-Salaymeh warned the public on Saturday against using electric-powered
heaters, saying that gas is the least expensive heating method in the Kingdom,
according to Khaberni.
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Jordan is the second most expensive country in the
Arab region in terms of fuel and electricity prices, after Palestine, he said,
attributing the high energy prices to price liberalization measures in recent
years and the fixed tax on oil derivatives.
Salaymeh conducted a study on heating methods and
their costs for
Jordanian families, and found that gas is the least expensive
fuel for household heating compared with electricity and diesel, given that the
price of standard gas cylinders used for heating and cooking in homes is
subsidized by the government.
In terms of heating value, household gas cylinders
are followed by larger unsubsidized cylinders weighing 50kg or more, then by
diesel and electricity, he said.
The expert predicted that electricity bills will be
high this winter as families use electricity for heating, especially as prices
increase over the subsidized threshold of 300kWh per month from five piasters
per kilowatt to up to 20 piasters per kilowatt.
Currently, the prices of kerosene and diesel are also “very
high” due to the recent government pricing, Salaymeh noted.
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