Solar or Nuclear Power? Reducing Jordan’s Energy Dependence

In 2011, Jordan imported 97% of its energy, mostly in the form of oil (61%) and natural gas (36%), mainly from Iraq and Egypt (fig. X.14). However, since February 2011 there has been an increase in acts of sabotage against the pipelines from Egypt that supply Israel and Jordan, creating a climate of insecurity in the field of energy supply and, above all, forcing the Jordanian government to invest massively to import Iraqi oil instead of Egyptian gas (about $ 3 million per day). In addition, ..