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Ammon News - The National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) has said that a number of electrical interconnection projects with neighboring Arab countries are progressing according to a specific plan and timetable.

A global consultant has completed technical, economic, and environmental feasibility studies for an interconnection project between Jordan, the Arab Gulf states, and Egypt, according to the company's 2021 annual report, indicating that the project's blueprint is in the works.

The company has recently floated a tender for the first phase of the Jordan-Iraqi 400-kilovolt electrical interconnection project, which is anticipated to be completed by the end of this year.

The first phase of the project involves the construction of a high-voltage transmission line connecting Jordan's eastern region, Al-Rishah, with Iraq's western region. The line will be completed by the end of 2022, with a length of approximately 300 kilometers and an estimated cost of 140 million dollars.

Regarding the electrical interconnection with Palestine, the report noted that the two parties had agreed to increase the amount of energy exported from the Kingdom to Palestine to 80 megawatts.

The report indicated that officials from Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon had met to decide on a schedule and an action plan for restarting the Syrian-Jordanian electrical interconnection line, which would supply Lebanon with about 250 megawatts of electricity.