The current stage requires issuance of new legislation that keeps pace with developments in the electricity sector, to be then endorsed within the approved constitutional channels, to meet requirements of Economic Modernization Vision (EMV) initiatives for 2023, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Saleh Kharabsheh, said. Presiding over Energy Partnership Council meeting on Thursday, Kharabsheh affirmed the ministry’s commitment to revisiting the legislation governing the energy sector’s operations, on an “ongoing” basis, to keep pace with the best international practices in this industry. The council’s members discussed the key amendments to the Electricity Law No. (64) of 2002 and their validating reasons, according to an Energy Ministry statement. Kharabsheh also stressed importance of partnership councils to launch joint cooperation to revamp the sector-governing laws, especially updating and developing related legislation, primarily revisiting Electricity Law No. (64) of 2002 and its amendments. The minister indicated that the next stage will witness development of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Law, No. (13) of 2012 and its amendments. For her part, Yara Akash, the Ministry’s Legal Affairs Director, said these amendments aim to define its tasks and powers in drawing up the general policy for Jordan’s electricity sector and related procedures. Akash added that new regulation also seeks to keep pace with global best practices in this sector.
Source: Jordan News Agency