VOL. XXXII

NO.34

29-MAY-1989

JORDAN

Jordan Inaugurates New Power Plant at Risha

Jordan's first gas-fired electric power station, constructed recently atRisha in the northeast part of the country near the Iraqi border about 240 milesfrom 'Amman, was officially inaugurated on 25 May. The station - comprising two30 megawatt each General Electric turbines - was constructed following thediscovery by the Natural Resources Authority in 1987 of natural gas at Risha(MEES, 13 July and 31 August 1987).

The...