Jordan, Lebanon sign renewable energy agreement

AMMAN — Jordan and Lebanon on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding  (MoU) to bolster cooperation in the renewable energy sector and rationalisation of consumption through utilising the Eight-Country Interconnection project.

The memo, signed by Energy Minister Hala Zawati and her Lebanese counterpart Nada Boustani on the sidelines of the International Beirut Energy Forum, entails expertise exchange and allows for the two countries to enter into negotiations on electricity exchange, according to a ministry statement. Zawati, in a press statement following the signing ceremony, expressed the Kingdom's readiness to support Lebanon's electricity needs.