{"id":"2026-oct-remaining-jo-petra-regional-energy-linkage-call-20261007","canonicalSlug":"2026-oct-remaining-jo-petra-regional-energy-linkage-call-20261007","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct-remaining-jo-petra-regional-energy-linkage-call-20261007","language":"en","title":"Jordan calls for practical regional energy links at Athens conference","summary":"Jordan’s energy ministry urged regional integration and a project roadmap, while saying gas and electricity links should be chosen on technical and economic grounds.","body":["Jordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources called for stronger regional energy interconnection at a high-level conference in Athens on October 7. Secretary General Amani Azzam spoke at a meeting on developing the Eastern Mediterranean as an energy corridor, hosted by HelleniQ Energy. The event was held in Greece; the policy remarks concerned Jordan’s potential role in regional supply routes.","Azzam said diversified sources and routes could reduce reliance on any single supply path and make systems more resilient to disruption. She highlighted the need to use existing infrastructure effectively and identify missing links that could connect countries with additional suppliers and markets. The ministry also described gas networks and electricity interconnections as potentially complementary options.","Her remarks called for each energy need to be assessed before choosing among gas infrastructure, electricity connections or upgrades to current assets. The appropriate option, she said, should be technically feasible and economically justified, while also meeting national security needs. Jordan’s existing cross-border gas and electricity connections were cited as a starting point, not as evidence of a new capacity addition.","The official urged a regional investment roadmap that ranks links and directs funds toward projects capable of financing and implementation. Petra reported no named project, cost, timetable, new agreement or construction start. The comments are a policy call for further prioritisation, not an announcement that a particular corridor or interconnector has been approved."],"keyPoints":["The conference took place in Athens on October 7.","Jordan cited existing gas and electricity connections as a potential regional asset.","The ministry official called for prioritised, financeable links, not a specific project award."],"sections":[],"text":"Jordan calls for practical regional energy links at Athens conference\n\nJordan’s energy ministry urged regional integration and a project roadmap, while saying gas and electricity links should be chosen on technical and economic grounds.\n\nThe conference took place in Athens on October 7.\n\nJordan cited existing gas and electricity connections as a potential regional asset.\n\nThe ministry official called for prioritised, financeable links, not a specific project award.\n\nJordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources called for stronger regional energy interconnection at a high-level conference in Athens on October 7. Secretary General Amani Azzam spoke at a meeting on developing the Eastern Mediterranean as an energy corridor, hosted by HelleniQ Energy. The event was held in Greece; the policy remarks concerned Jordan’s potential role in regional supply routes.\n\nAzzam said diversified sources and routes could reduce reliance on any single supply path and make systems more resilient to disruption. She highlighted the need to use existing infrastructure effectively and identify missing links that could connect countries with additional suppliers and markets. The ministry also described gas networks and electricity interconnections as potentially complementary options.\n\nHer remarks called for each energy need to be assessed before choosing among gas infrastructure, electricity connections or upgrades to current assets. The appropriate option, she said, should be technically feasible and economically justified, while also meeting national security needs. Jordan’s existing cross-border gas and electricity connections were cited as a starting point, not as evidence of a new capacity addition.\n\nThe official urged a regional investment roadmap that ranks links and directs funds toward projects capable of financing and implementation. Petra reported no named project, cost, timetable, new agreement or construction start. The comments are a policy call for further prioritisation, not an announcement that a particular corridor or interconnector has been approved.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":["gas","power"],"eventDate":"2026-10-07","eventDateBasis":"source-announcement-publication","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T21:52:15Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-09T21:52:15Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-07","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"attribution":"Petra states that its content is protected and allows personal or in-house non-commercial use, links, and only minor unmodified excerpts with clear attribution; other reuse requires permission. 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