Laying The Milestone for Power Generating Plant in "Qatraneh"
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[04-03-2010]
Laying The Milestone for Power Generating Plant in "Qatraneh"
AL Qatraneh Company for generating electric power on the foundation stone for power plant in Qatraneh, 100 kilometers south of Amman, with a obstetric capacity of 373 MG of and investment cost of 460 million dollars. The Ownership of the company is shared between the Korean company KEPCO"s share up to 80%, and a group of companies Aksnil Saudi Arabia increased by 20% remaining.
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman of the Board of Directors of the national electricity Khaled Irani, who sponsored the celebration of delegates from the Prime Minister Samir Rifai, the Government will monitor the project and contribute to all the capabilities to complete the project within the schedule.
Irani expressed about the importance of the project is the second of its kind in Jordan, noting that important steps in the sector that will contribute to meet the challenges of energy and the increased electrical loads rising year after year both in terms of population growth or economic growth in the Kingdom.
The Director of the National Electricity Company Dr. Ghaleb AL Maabreh showed to attendees an overview of the electrical system, a Jordanian who is one of the most advanced in the region, in addition to the line to develop the electrical system and raise the Jordanian private sector participation in this area, especially after a law that allows energy to move and expand energy projects within the system of the (POO).
The electric power generated by the project is sold exclusively to the national electricity company for 25 years, while the company completed in the month of November last phase for financing the construction of the power plant, which will support the electrical system and raise the generating capacity in the Kingdom.
He stated that the coalition led by KEPCO Korean excellence in fierce competition among a group of international companies that had for the project. He said he will run the first phase of the project as a special simple on 30/11/2010 and run the second stage as a special vehicle on 25/8/2011 in accordance with the plans for the project, which will be using natural gas as primary fuel and diesel fuel to be secondary to implement this project according to the criteria environmental applied in Jordan and internationally accredited.
The CEO of Aksnil Mohammad Ali Reza, the financial constraints faced by company Qatraneh result of the global financial crisis and put the project without difficulties, but at the end of last year established «coalition Financing» consists of the Export Import Bank of Korea and Barbako French Foundation for funding led to the traffic in the project and launching the site, a stone foundation.
Referring to possible obstetric, to be added to the electrical system of Jordan during the period 2008-2020 by about 4000 MW, at a cost of about $ 5 billion at a time when energy strategy expects high demand for electricity is estimated at an annual rate of 7.4%.
The Kingdom is witnessing an accelerating rise in the demand for electricity reached high rates rose from 10 - 16% in recent years. According to experts and specialists, the Kingdom"s needs of electricity at the present time amount to about 2000 mega watt-hour is expected to rise to 3000 MW in 2015 and to 5000 MW by the year 2030.
The system needs electricity in the Kingdom according to the energy strategy of the size of investments is estimated at $ 200 million annually, divided into 100 million dollars in the electrical generation is growing at an annual demand for electricity by more than 100 MW and 100 million dollars in the areas of electricity transmission and distribution.
* Translated by S.G
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