Jordan: King urges speeding up nuclear energy programme

AMMAN (Petra) – His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday called for speeding up the Jordanian nuclear programme, stressing that energy remains a top challenge that requires long-term radical solutions.

Chairing a meeting of the High Commission on Nuclear Energy Strategy, the King underlined the need to secure and utilise alternative local energy resources, both traditional and renewable, in order to decrease the Kingdom
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By the end of 2030, generated nuclear power is expected to provide 30 per cent of the overall generated energy in the Kingdom, Touqan told the meeting, attended by Prime Minister and Commission President Marouf Bakhit, Director of the King