AMMAN — A reliable source at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Sunday affirmed that arbitration proceedings related to the Attarat case are ongoing.

The sessions are expected to extend through the beginning of 2024, with a ruling anticipated to be delivered around the middle of the upcoming year.

In statement to the Jordan News Agency, Petra, the source said that the case revolves around the Jordanian government's request to review the agreement due to "significant unfairness" fuelled by the soaring electricity prices that resulted from the 2013 pact.

The original agreement was signed by a coalition of Chinese, Malaysian and Estonian companies, the source said, noting that the Jordanian government, rather than seeking contract termination, sought a reduction in the electricity prices generated from the oil shale-fuelled Attarat project.

The government, along with the National Electric Power Company, submitted an arbitration request to the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris in late 2020, Petra added.