According to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Arab nation, Jordan and Norway have agreed to sign multiple memorandums of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation in the fields of renewable energy and green hydrogen.
The declaration comes after a delegation from Jordan, led by the energy minister Saleh Al-Kharabsheh, visited the Scandinavian nation last week.
Jordan was transformed into a regional hub for the export of green energy during the visit by the delegation, which also included the environment minister Muawia Radaideh and representatives of the public and private sectors. The delegation’s discussions with Norwegian officials during the visit focused on the implementation of joint cooperation programs aimed at ensuring the security of the energy supply, diversifying energy sources, and making Jordan an energy export hub.
Al-Kharabsheh and Terje Aasland, Norway’s minister of petroleum and energy, spoke about the next stages in preparing for a collaborative initiative to develop an interconnector that will carry cheap green energy from the Middle East and North Africa to Europe, according to a release.
In order to attract investments in the fields of green hydrogen and renewable energy as well as oil and gas exploration, meetings between Jordanian officials and Norwegian business representatives were also a part of the visit.
The two parties stressed the significance of leveraging the current infrastructure to carry green hydrogen, according to Al-Kharabsheh.
According to Amani Al-Azzam, secretary general of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jordan is working on a roadmap for policies and regulations that will seek to attract investments in the production of green hydrogen and transform the nation into a regional hub for the export of green hydrogen. Jordan wants to increase its share of renewable energy to 30% by the end of this decade.
