Jordan to Import Gas from Gaza

Jordan plans to imports a third of its gas need from Gaza Strips’ offshore gas fields at the end of 2017, according to country’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources.

National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) is expected to sign a letter of intent with British Gas Group in October, Mohammad Hamed said Saturday, reported Jordan Times.

The British firm has the concession rights to explore for gas offshore Gaza Strip, to import natural gas, the minster told the newspaper in an interview.

NEPCO will import 150-180 million cubic feet per day of natural gas from fields the company is developing offshore Gaza Strip, said the minister.

“During the first quarter of 2015, NEPCO will sign the agreement to purchase gas from British Gas Group,” the minister said.

According to Hamed, Arab Gas Pipeline will be used to supply the fuel into Jordan.

“The amount of gas NECPO will import will cover about 30 per cent of the country’s daily needs of natural gas for power generation,” he added. 

Jordan consumes about 500 million cubic feet of natural gas per day for production of electricity, according to the newspaper.