PM holds meeting on power outage

Jordan Prime Minister Power Outage
Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khsawneh chairs a meeting to follow up on a nation-wide blackout that hit Jordan on Friday. (Photo: Petra)
AMMAN — Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khsawneh on Friday held an emergency meeting at the Ministry of Interior to follow up on the power outage that affected almost all areas of the country.اضافة اعلان

Kwaseneh, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra, stressed that "maximum efforts" should be exerted to restore electricity to the entire Kingdom as soon as possible, and to make sure a similar outage of this scope does not hit Jordan in the future.

The prime minister directed all concerned authorities, both private and public, to coordinate efforts to make sure vital services such as hospitals and water distribution are not affected.