MORE DETAILS ON JORDAN PROVIDING ELECTRICITY TO

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 007695 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/09/2026 TAGS: ENRG PREL KWBG JO SUBJECT: MORE DETAILS ON JORDAN PROVIDING ELECTRICITY TO JERICHO REF: JERUSALEM 4335 Classified By: CDA Daniel Rubinstein, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (C) Further to reftel, Jordan's Energy Minister Azmi Khreisat told Ecouns October 5 that the country's NEPCO power company will supply the Jerusalem District Electricity Company (JDECO) with electricity in a project which will require two phases. The project comes at Palestinian request, and will not be profitable for Jordan, according to Khreisat. Rates will be set to only cover costs, but are designed to track the fluctuating prices of the fuel used to generate the power. Khreisat emphasized that the 20 MW of power from the project will be supplied only to Jericho, not to other areas of the West Bank. ¶2. (C) The first phase of the project will consist of building the 132 KV line on the Jordanian side from Jordan's existing grid to within one kilometer of the border with the West Bank. The second phase will include upgrading a substation on the Jordanian side. Khreisat expects the project to be completed by summer 2007. RUBINSTEIN