Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 45

8-Nov-2010

JORDAN

Jordanian Government Confirms Plans To Liberalize Energy Sector

The Jordanian energy sector market will be fully liberalized within the next five years according to a cabinet decision adopted on 26 October, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Khalid Irani announced late last month. The decision follows a period of uncertainty that accompanied the suspension of a contract by the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JPRC)...