Egypt, Jordan and Iraq are close to completing a power link project between the three countries and setting up an industrial city on the Iraqi-Jordanian border, the Egyptian and Jordanian foreign ministers said.
By the beginning of 2023, Jordan is expected to supply Iraq with electricity after the required infrastructure is completed, Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said in a joint press conference with his Egyptian and Iraqi counterparts in Baghdad.
This is part of a cooperation agreement signed between Jordan and Iraq in September 2020 where Jordan will supply Iraq with electricity by connecting their networks.
Egypt, which is more than 800 miles from Iraq, also plans to deliver electricity to Iraq via Jordan by linking their power grids.
“The project will bring power to Iraq from Egypt and Jordan and will enable expanding industrial activity [in Iraq],” Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said during the presser.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
