During a meeting chaired by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources and head of the committee, Saleh Kharabsheh, the Higher Steering Committee for the "Fils al-Reef" (Rural Electrification) fund approved the beneficiary lists for June. These lists include delivering electricity to 293 homes and sites through regular grids and solar cell systems, at a total cost of JD 1.012 million.
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Kharabsheh stated that the committee has continued to implement its plans aimed at expanding the scope of Fils al-Reef services by approving new projects to deliver electricity to residential communities and economic activities. This aligns with the recently approved amendments to the criteria for providing electricity through the Fils al-Reef fund, contributing to local development and improving public services.
For his part, the Director of the Electricity and Rural Electrification Directorate at the Ministry, Hisham Al-Momani, reviewed the details of the decisions. He explained that the committee approved delivering electricity to residential homes located outside municipal boundaries at a total cost of JD 217,000.
He added that the committee also approved supporting homes belonging to underprivileged and low-income families located within municipal boundaries across electricity distribution companies' concession areas, at a cost of JD 5,000. This is part of the ministry's efforts to support eligible groups and ease their living burdens.
In terms of supporting the agricultural sector, Al-Momani explained that the Fils al-Reef fund allocated JD 60,000 to deliver electricity to livestock farms—including poultry, cattle, sheep, and fish farms located outside municipal boundaries. Additionally, JD 250,000 was allocated to support farms operating artesian wells outside municipal boundaries, helping boost agricultural production and food security.
He noted that the fund continued its support for productive, industrial, investment, tourism, and economic projects that create job opportunities for Jordanians in the beneficiary areas, allocating JD 299,000 to these projects to stimulate economic development across various governorates.
The committee also agreed to connect several government sector projects, agricultural cooperatives, and charitable societies to the power grid at a total cost of around JD 20,000. This is in addition to lighting roads leading to cemeteries at a cost of JD 10,000, facilitating nightly burial procedures for citizens.
In the field of renewable energy, Al-Momani indicated that the fund approved the installation of 122 grid-connected solar cell systems for the homes of underprivileged families and beneficiaries of the National Aid Fund, contributing to lowering their monthly electricity bills and improving their economic status.
He added that the fund also contributed to upgrading the capacity of transformer stations built through its budget over the past ten years to address low voltage issues and reduce power grid losses, at a cost of JD 29,000.
Al-Momani reaffirmed the ministry's commitment to developing and improving Fils al-Reef services, while continuing to receive electricity connection applications based on the regulations approved by the Cabinet and the decisions of the Higher Steering Committee, ensuring more efficient and comprehensive services across the Kingdom.
