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Jordan signs $2B oil shale investment agreement with Saudi company

Green Car Congress

The government of Jordan and the Saudi Arabian Corporation for Oil Shale (SACOS) recently signed a $2-billion agreement under which the government grants the Saudi company the right to extract and to develop the oil shale resources in the Attarat Um-AL-Ghudran region covering an area of 11 square kilometers.

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EV charge point grant extended to households with on-street street parking

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Earlier this week (18 th March), the Department for Transport (DfT) announced an extension of grants towards the purchase and installation of EV charge points for properties with off-street parking, now available to households without a dedicated parking space.

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Failure to equalise VAT on public charging a missed opportunity

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Citing concerns surrounding ‘additional pressure on public finances’ and ‘limitations surrounding legal and fiscal considerations’, ministers also rejected calls to reinstate EV purchase grants – a scheme that proved vital in supporting the growth of the electric car market before its closure in June 2022.

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Jordanian cabinet OKs $2.4B oil shale project with Enefit; largest in region and world

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The current cost of generating power in the Kingdom is JD0.17 (US$0.24) per kWh. Jordan has reserves of 40-80 billion tonnes of oil shale in 21 locations near the Yarmouk River, Buweida, Beit Ras, Rweished, Karak, Madaba and Maan districts. This equates to about US$0.13) per kilowatt-hour for a period of 26.5 Earlier post.).

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Electric transit bus maker Proterra enters university market with order from ASUM

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Jordan Hess, ASUM Office of Transportation Director. Proterra’s Total Cost of Ownership was a major selling point for ASUM, given the transit agency’s size and limited resources. In addition to financing the buses through the state of Montana’s INTERCAP program, ASUM received a Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant from the U.S.

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