Electricity purchased and sold both increased by 5.8% during the past year compared to 2023, according to the recently released annual report of the National Electric Power Company.
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According to the report, the amount of electricity purchased reached 22,723 gigawatt-hours last year compared to 21,473 in 2023. This includes a 0.2% increase from traditional generation projects, a 22.8% rise from shale oil/Atarat projects, and a 7.5% increase from renewable energy projects. Meanwhile, other sources such as King Talal Dam and the Jordanian-Indian Chemical Company saw a decrease of 3.5%.
Electricity sold amounted to 22,323 gigawatt-hours in 2024 compared to 21,105 in 2023. The report noted a 5.5% increase for distribution companies, 7.2% for industrial consumers (transformative, extractive, and electrical energy sectors), and 2.8% for other consumers including the airport, radio, television, and others.
The report also stated that imported electricity from Egypt slightly decreased from 266.4 megawatt-hours to 264.0 megawatt-hours, a 0.9% drop. On the other hand, electricity exports rose by 32.6%, from 200.4 to 265.8 megawatt-hours, involving Jerusalem Electricity Company (Jericho), the Iraqi border crossing at Trebil, and the General Electricity Transmission Company of Iraq.
