After delays and setbacks spanning decades, the Amman-Zarqa bus rapid transit project is finally up and running. The growth and development of Amman and Zarqa have long been intertwined, not least because of their close proximity to one another (they’re…
Honeywell UOP last month signed an agreement with the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JPRC) to support a $1.6 billion expansion of its refinery in Zarqa. This expansion will increase the capacity of Jordan’s sole refinery to 120,000 barrels per day…
A five-year, $275 million project to rehabilitate Zarqa governorate’s water and wastewater network has been completed. The project was carried out by the Millennium Challenge Account-Jordan (MCA), a government-owned company set up in 2010 and funded by the Millennium Challenge…
Renewed work on a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system marks a positive development for Jordan, promising improved connectivity in and around the capital city. Jordan’s burgeoning and rapidly urbanizing population, estimated at nearly 7 million and expected to reach 8.5…
France’s Le Gaz Integral has helped slash emissions at Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company’s Zarqa facility. By Elisa Oddone Harmful sulfur dioxide emissions have almost been eliminated at Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company’s (JPRC) Zarqa facility after Le Gaz Integral recently replaced…
Ayman Smadi, GAM’s veteran transit chief, says the newly reinvigorated Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project is just one of the many examples of how the city is finally facing up to its huge transport challenges. By Laith Abou-Ragheb After years…
With no quick end in sight for the Syrian conflict, pressure is growing on Jordan to allow refugees greater access to its job market. But such a move is likely to be fraught with social and economic complications. By Elisa…