18 March 2013

AMMAN -- Fathi Jaghbir, president of the Amman Chamber of Industry (ACI), on Sunday called on the government to exclude the industry sector from any future increase in electricity prices, citing its importance to the Kingdom's economy.

Inaugurating a workshop, organised by the ACI in cooperation with the Electricity Regulatory Commission, Jaghbir said the sector consumes around 26 per cent of the Kingdom's power, adding that factories' electricity bills constitute 12-30 per cent of their production cost.

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