#Jordan

Iraqi officials have said that phase 2 of the project will provide a significant power boost of 150 MW.

Kuwait will be able to supply Iraq with 500 MW of electricity.

According to officials, Iraq expects its power network to be linked to Kuwait within 12-16 months while it would start receiving electricity supplies from Jordan shortly.

An agreement has been signed by Iraq and Jordan start the supply of 40 MW of electricity to Al-Rutbah district in Anbar Governorate.

Lebanon, Beirut: Lebanon signed an agreement on 26 January to import electricity from Jordan via Syria.

Jordan: Jordanian national electricity company NEPCO has accepted the 10 MVAr STATCOM, supplied by the Spanish static power converter manufacturer Jema, to ensure compliance with the grid code of a 24 MW photovoltaic plant.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB will supply a substation for the Shams Ma’an photovoltaic project, the largest of its kind in Jordan, which will help the country reach renewable targets of 10 percent of its energy mix by 2020.

Luxembourg: The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a financing agreement worth $72 million to fund the development of energy projects in Jordan.

Malaysia, Selangor: Indkom Engineering, a Malaysian manufacturer of power distribution equipment and one of the largest suppliers of the national utility company Tenaga Nasional, is looking to expand its business on the international front, with China, Yemen, Jordan, Brunei, Singapore and Saudi Arabia on its radar for new business opportunities.

Jordan, Amman: The Cabinet of Jordan has approved a $9.9M project for the construction of a new transformer substation in the Tafileh Governorate in southern Jordan.