Israel saves Jordan some $500 million a year on energy costs - but "experts" say Israel is choking Jordan ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Israel saves Jordan some $500 million a year on energy costs - but "experts" say Israel is choking Jordan

Last month, the Middle East Research and Information Project published a long research article on how dependent Jordan is on Israel for energy:

As Israeli fighter jets and Western air-defense systems used Jordanian airspace to intercept Iranian projectiles, Jordan’s military also played a decisive role in shielding Israeli cities—even as government officials warned that Jordan would not become a battleground for adversaries. Over the same tense hours, Israel abruptly curtailed natural gas supplies to Jordan and Egypt when it shut down two major offshore gas fields in the Mediterranean, the Leviathan and the Karish. The move was preemptive: Israel feared Iranian retaliation after it had targeted one of Iran’s largest gas fields in the Gulf.

...Israel’s weaponization of water and electricity in Gaza—as documented in South Africa’s genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)—has made Jordanians even more wary of their own reliance on Israel for utilities. These fears were born out during the summer’s escalation with Iran. When Israel cut gas supplies in June 2025, the kingdom had to turn to alternative sources for electricity generation at a cost of $1.4 million per day adding strain to NEPCO’s more than $8.74 billion deficit.

Let's do some math. Israel stopped gas extraction for 12 days, costing Jordan $17 million. This is a drop in the bucket compared to Jordan's energy company's $8.74 billion deficit.

In fact, even when Israeli gas is flowing, NEPCO loses some $2 million a day anyway. So an additional $1.6 million a day for a couple of weeks would hurt for sure, but it is hardly where Jordan's problems lie.

In fact, the gas deal between Israel and Jordan saves Jordan some $500 million every year compared to what it would pay for energy from other sources.

The MERIP report doesn't mention that!

Jordanians routinely protest any deal with Israel. And they they protest shortages of electricity and water, which Israel also provides to Jordan.

Why don't the rich Gulf countries give below-market price energy to their Arab brethren in Jordan? None of the protesters of Israeli gas seem to ask that.

You don't see too many stories about how bad off Jordan would be without Israel.