By Mohammad Ghazal – Sep 06,2017 AMMAN — Jordan currently produces around 500 megawatts of electricity from solar and wind energy projects, and the volume is expected to increase by around five times by 2020, according to Abdel Fattah Daradkeh, director general of the National Electric Power Company (NEPCO). Several solar and wind energy projects […]

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7/9/2017 An enormous solar park in the Sahara could soon be exporting electricity to Europe if Tunisia’s government approves an energy company’s request to build it. The 4.5GW mega-project planned by TuNur would pipe electricity to Malta, Italy and France using submarine cables in the grandest energy export project since the abandoned Desertec initiative. Kevin […]

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Recovery by Syrian irrigated farming could make Jordan even thirstier, warn the scientists. Ruth Schuster Aug 31, 2017 The crisis in Syria, now in its seventh year, has stressed Jordan’s resources terribly as civilians fled the country in droves, many seeking shelter in the neighboring country. In a bitter irony, once the war ends and […]

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Vegetables are sprouting in the desert at the Sahara Forest Project’s recently inaugurated launch station in Aqaba, Jordan. The project draws on the sun, saltwater, and carbon dioxide to grow food and generate clean energy and freshwater. The new three-hectare launch station will be able to grow around 286,600 pounds of vegetables a year, and […]

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Decreased rainfall in the north during winter leads to unprecedented negative August water level records, with a decrease in the Kinneret’s and Dead Sea’s water levels. Ahiya Raved|Published: 04.09.17 These last few years of decreased rainfall have led to record lows of water level measurements in August, the Water Authority reported Monday. One such negative […]

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By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Sep 07,2017 By Chris Arsenault TORONTO — Hot, dry Jordan faces severe water shortages due to climate change and a refugee influx from neighbouring Syria, Stanford University scientists said in a recently published study. In a scenario where greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current pace, Jordan is expected to […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Sep 05,2017 AMMAN — Authorities uncovered three cases of alleged water theft during Eid Al Adha holiday, under which over 2,000 cubic metres of water were being diverted daily in south Amman, an official said on Tuesday. Authorities discovered the cases after an individual reported the alleged violations to the emergency […]

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