AMMAN — Minister of Energy and Mineral
Resources Saleh Al-Kharabsheh recently confirmed that the Jordanian-Iraqi electrical
interconnection project is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.
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In response to inquiries by Hala News, the
minister said that all tenders for the project have been awarded by the
Jordanian side, including the tender for the Al-Risha substation transformers,
the transmission line tender, the civil works tender, and the switchgear
station tender.
During meetings held in Baghdad last month,
the Jordanian and Iraqi sides reviewed the latest developments in the
Basra-Aqaba pipeline, and the Iraqi side indicated that it was in the process
of handing over the responsibility for re-evaluating the cost of the project to
a specialized consulting company, Kharabsheh said.
The two sides also agreed to organize a
meeting between the two countries’ technical committees immediately after the
consulting company completes its work to review all relevant project details
and make recommendations.
Past
discussionsDuring a visit alongside Jordan’s Minister of
Industry, Trade, and Supply to Baghdad in December, Kharabsheh said, bilateral
meetings were held with Iraqi ministers focusing on recent developments in
joint strategic projects between the two brotherly countries. The Iraqi side
stressed during these meetings the role of the Basra-Aqaba oil pipeline project
as an additional outlet for the export of Iraqi oil through Jordan.
The meeting also highlighted the need to
proceed with the key project, and stipulated that the framework agreement be
presented to the Iraqi Energy Institute, headed by the Minister of Oil, and
that a meeting be held for technicians of both countries in preparation for the
signing of the framework agreement.
Hamza
oil fieldRegarding the entry of a new investment
company to explore for gas in the Hamza oil field, the minister said: “A
consortium consisting of a British company and the Jordanian National Petroleum
Company expressed interest in investing in the Hamza field by submitting a
request for a direct offer. The request was evaluated and discussions are now
ongoing between the ministry and the consortium to sign a memorandum of
understanding for oil exploration at the field.”
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