Jordan promises to provide electricity to Lebanon
28/8/2008 16:23
Jordan has expressed its readiness to provide electricity to Lebanon,
local daily The Jordan Times reported today.
Jordanian Minister of Energy and
Mineral Resources Khaldoun Qteishat made the promise at a meeting yesterday with
electricity and energy ministers of Egypt, Syria and Lebanon, according to the
report.
Lebanon earlier asked Egypt, Syria and Jordan to provide 200
megawatts round-the-clock.
Qteishat said that Jordan can supply electricity
either through the joint electric grid or by generating and selling electricity
to Lebanon, or by both.
According to Qteishat, the kingdom offered to sign an
agreement with Lebanon to provide 50-70 megawatts of electricity on daily basis
at special prices until the end of 2009.
Lebanon has been suffering from a
shortage of electricity and its production capacity is well short of its
needs.
Xinhua
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