AMMAN — As a result of the
prevailing cold weather conditions, the power grid reached a load of 3,299
megawatts on Friday night, a record-breaking 10 percent above the typical load
for this time of year, said Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission (EMRC)
Chairman Ziyad Saaida.
اضافة اعلان
In a statement on Sunday, Saaida stated
that the EMRC had
instructed electricity providers to promptly address any
outages or complaints. He emphasized the importance of rationing power through
the use of low-cost heating methods.
Many across the Kingdom depend on kerosene
as their primary heating method, however, consultant and photovoltaic system
expert Ahmed
Al-Salaymeh told Jordan News earlier this winter that gas is
the least expensive heating method in the Kingdom, according to a study he had
conducted.
This is due to the fact that the
price of standard gas cylinders used for heating and cooking in homes is subsidized by
the government, Salaymeh said.
The expert explained that Jordan is the
second most expensive country in the Arab region in terms of fuel and
electricity prices after Palestine, attributing the high energy prices to price
liberalization measures in recent years and the fixed tax on oil derivatives.
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