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‘Fils Al Reef’ provides 93,000 houses in remote areas with power
By JT - Oct 29,2017 - Last updated at Oct 29,2017
AMMAN — Around 525,000 people, who live in 93,698 houses, in remote areas were provided, through “Fils Al Reef” fees, with electricity since 1999 till the end of July, at a total cost of JD114 million, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported, quoting an official source on Sunday.
In an interview with the Jordan News Agency, Petra, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Kharabsheh said that with the help of money generated from fees in electricity bills known as “Fils Al Reef”, his ministry has started implementing another project that aims to provide 26 underprivileged families located away from electrical networks with electricity utilising solar power, at an estimated cost of JD135,408.
The minister stressed the importance of the project in encouraging local investment and expanding contractors and local industries in the solar energy systems sector and thus revive the national economy and create more jobs for Jordanians in such remote areas.
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