Jordan achieved multiple plans to prepare long-term national strategies during 2020-2030, to reflect His Majesty King Abdullah II’s vision to make Jordan a regional hub for green development, Minister of Environment and Acting Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Muawieh Radaideh, said. Speaking during the opening ceremony of “Jordan Sustainability Summit” on Thursday, Radaideh noted review of Jordan’s energy strategy focuses on developing a roadmap for green hydrogen production, drafting a study for transition towards electric-powered transportation, and gradual shift towards smart grids. The minister added that this process aims to increase contribution of renewable energy and develop a road map for introducing storage systems for electric energy in the Kingdom’s grid system. He also referred to opportunities available for the private sector to invest in infrastructure projects in Jordan’s energy sector to enhance regional energy interconnection projects and improve energy efficiency in all sectors. Radaideh pointed out: “Energy ministry and partners are in the process of preparing the 3rd national action plan for energy efficiency for 2023-2025, to achieve the goal of reducing energy consumption in all sectors.” For her part, Secretary General of Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Amani Azzam, said the summit comes in light of Jordan’s achievements in increasing share of renewable energy in the energy mix, and improving stake of renewable energy in electricity generation, which amounted to 27% at the end of 2022. Azzam referred to Jordan’s future plans to increase this percentage to 50% by 2030, which is an opportunity to achieve national commitments to reduce carbon emissions, as Jordan aims to reach a rate for slashing carbon emissions to 31% by 2030.
Source: Jordan News Agency