AMMAN — The
Ministry of Energy will maintain its decision to collect JD2 per kilowatt of
electricity generated by home solar panels, Energy Minister Saleh Al-Kharabsheh
said, according to Jo24.
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The minister said that the fees are
considered a fee that allows owners of solar energy systems to use the national
grid, noting that the ministry will compensate them by offering them a subsidized
price for systems that do not generate more than 3.6 kilowatts.
“Solar energy systems generate electricity
during the day, which we do not need, and they compensate for it at night by
using electricity (from the national grid),” the price of which is 80 fils per
kilowatt-hour, Karabsheh said. That price is the production cost and does not
factor in the cost of transportation or use of the national grid.
The minister concluded by saying that “if we
continue to allow the installation of home solar energy systems, the
distribution companies will not be able to survive.” The amount being charged
is an “allowance for using the national grid,” he said, adding that it
rebalances the relationship between subscribers and distribution companies.
Meanwhile, member of the
Lower House Energy Committee, MP Talal Ensour, said that the imposing JD2 on each kilowatt of
renewable production capacity amounts to “charging protection money”.
Speaking to Saraya News, Ensour added that
the Energy Committee represents the people and not the government, indicating
that the committee will take all legal measures to stop the imposition of JD2
on users of renewable energy.
Last week, renewable energy company
representatives staged a sit-in in front of the Energy and Minerals Regulatory
Authority protesting the JD2 tax.
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