Chief Commissioner of the Energy Regulatory Commission (TRC) and the Minerals Council engineer Farouk Hiyari said that renewable energy has become a strategic choice for the Kingdom, is seen as productive sector and not for small pets, the national economy flows into and opens the door to more job opportunities.
Hiari added after he signed at the headquarters of the Authority yesterday electricity generation license granted by the solar cell of Al Badia capacity of (10 MW), that is the first license in accordance which the company will sell the electricity to the Al-Bdia Irbid District Electricity Company.
He pointed out that the total possible obstetric granted by the Authority as of (50 MW) by solar cells and (117 MW) by wind power.
He said the authority is working to enhance the contribution of renewable energy in the total energy mix commitment to the national strategy for the energy sector which provided for raising the percentage contribution of renewable energy in the energy mix by (10%) in 2020.
Regarding solar energy in Jordan, Hiyari said that it is an important source of energy, especially in the eastern and southern regions of the Kingdom, where more than 300 days in the year, which enhances the capabilities of the Kingdom in the production of this important energy source.
The license granted to the company Badia, Hiari stated that 20 years comes to complement the efforts of the organizing energy and minerals sector Commission in promoting the use of renewable energy sources in the Kingdom of systems based on the provisions of the General Electricity Law No. (64) for the year 2002 and the Law on renewable energy and energy conservation No. (33) for the year 2014.
From his part, Abdul Rahman Shehadeh, CEO of Philadelphia Energy, owner of Al Badia praised the role in the Commission to facilitate the task of investors, adding that the project is among the first private sector company that sells electricity to the private sector (electricity company Irbid Governorate).
He stressed on the importance of the project and said it would be a reference for future similar agreements and the first case, a local company designed, manufactured and implemented and funded a project of this kind.
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