Jordan signed an agreement with Russia on Tuesday worth $10 billion that sets the legal basis for building the kingdom's first nuclear power plant with a total capacity of 2,000 megawatts.
Jordan imports nearly 98 percent of its energy from oil products and crude and is struggling to meet electricity demand that is growing by more than 7 percent annually due to a rising population and industrial expansion.
The deal, signed with Russia's state-owned nuclear firm Rosatom, envisages the construction of a two-unit power plant at Amra in the north of the kingdom by 2022.