Crise du tarif électrique en Jordanie : la hausse ou le black out
Committee to develop electricity tariff rise with ‘limited impact’ | The Jordan Times
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Energy officials face few alternatives, according to the #Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC), which warns that short of raising electricity rates, decision makers will have to consider “drastic measures”, including regularly scheduled regional blackouts.
“We simply can’t keep operating at the current rates; if we don’t raise prices, we will simply have to cut back on services,” ERC Commissioner Ahmed Hiyasat told The #Jordan Times.
Committee members indicated that the new panel may face obstacles in arriving at a compromise within the two-month grace period, with traders and industrialists refusing any raise in electricity rates.
“The government simply cannot raise the electricity rates for the commercial and industrial sectors without hurting consumers,” said Jordan Chamber of Commerce President Nael Kabariti.
“This is our stance and we won’t back down.”