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The Director-General of the National Electric Power Company, Amjad Al-Rawashdeh, said today, Tuesday, that the Jordanian electrical system has witnessed and is still an accelerated development using alternative renewable energy sources, whether wind or solar energy, and it has become about 30% of the total energy mix in the Kingdom.

During the opening of the workshop "Smart grid technology and its role in solving problems facing modern electrical systems", which is organized by the Jordanian National Sejri Association, he added that the Kingdom has made great strides in the field of using smart grid applications, whether on transmission or distribution networks, which contributes to maintaining the stability of the electrical system And to ensure the safe and continuous supply to all consumers and their different segments.

In this regard, Al-Rawashdeh, who holds the position of Chairman of the Administrative Board of the Sejri National Society, said that the Jordanian electrical system has made great strides in this field by using advanced control systems and communication systems at the level of the transmission and distribution networks, as well as smart metering systems and forecasting systems for renewable energy plants and automated switching stations.

He explained that this challenge is great and requires joint cooperation on the cognitive and applied level between academics, scientific research institutions, the industry sector, the energy and electricity sectors, and requires knowledge and scientific exchange in these institutions to reach a smart electrical system similar to modern global electrical systems by finding viable solutions.

Al-Rawashdeh stressed the importance of the workshop in researching the uses and applications of smart grids and its main role in solving the problems facing modern electrical systems as one of the pillars of modern energy systems in parallel with the commitment to environmental requirements.

In turn, the Secretary of the Jordanian National Electricity Association, Eng. Eid Al-Assaf, presented the role of the association, its development and national achievements, pointing out that the association was established in 1989 and is headquartered in the National Electric Power Company and carries out scientific and technical activities related to following up on scientific and technological developments in the electric power industry.

The one-day workshop will discuss scientific papers presented by Professor Abdullah Al-Adenat at Mutah University, Dr. Iyad Al-Maaytah from Tafileh University, Dr. Asr Al-Matarna from Mutah University, and Engineer Munqith Al-Momani from the National Electricity Company.

(Petra)