Khaberni - The High Steering Committee for the Rural Penny approved during its meeting, chaired by the committee chairman and Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Dr. Saleh Al-Kharabsheh, lists of homes and sites benefiting from the electricity supply for last March, through conventional networks and solar cell systems for 278 homes and sites, at a total cost of 944 thousand dinars.
Al-Kharabsheh said that the committee approved a package of projects and sites that will be provided with electricity at the expense of the Rural Penny. This includes residential clusters and diverse economic activities within the framework of expanding this service in accordance with the amendments approved on the principles of electricity delivery.
In detail, the Director of Electricity and Rural Electrification at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Engineer Hisham Al-Momani said that the decisions include residential clusters composed of 5 homes outside the planning boundaries at a total cost of 114 thousand dinars, in addition to clusters consisting of 3 homes outside planning boundaries at a cost of 179 thousand dinars.
Al-Momani added that the decisions included individual homes located outside planning boundaries and benefiting from existing networks at a total cost of 76 thousand dinars. Furthermore, a segment of homes belonging to low-income families located within the planning boundaries in concession areas of electricity companies costs a total of 13 thousand dinars as support for low-income families.
He stated that the support list included agricultural projects covering poultry, cattle, sheep, and fish farms outside planning boundaries, at a total cost of 54 thousand dinars, within the framework of supporting farmers and enhancing the production of livestock.
Al-Momani mentioned the contribution of the Rural Penny in supporting productive, industrial, and investment projects outside planning boundaries, according to the approved standards, provided they create job opportunities for Jordanians from the region, where the support value for these projects reached 150 thousand dinars.
He highlighted that the support included farms that contain artesian wells outside planning boundaries, at a total cost of 239 thousand dinars, aiming to support the agricultural sector and contribute to achieving food security. He explained that the program contributed to providing electricity to projects belonging to governmental sectors, cooperative agricultural and charitable associations, at a total cost of 55 thousand dinars. Additionally, it included upgrading the capacities of transformation stations that were established at the expense of the Rural Penny over the past 10 years, to address weak currents and reduce electrical loss, costing 8 thousand dinars. The projects also included lighting roads leading to cemeteries at a cost of 18 thousand dinars, to facilitate access for citizens during night times.
Regarding renewable energy, Al-Momani referred to the Rural Penny's approval to install grid-connected solar cell systems for 38 homes of low-income families and beneficiaries of the national aid fund, aiming to reduce their monthly energy bill, contributing to improving their living standards and enhancing their income.
