Jepco

the jordanian electric power company limited (jepco) was established in amman in the year 1938 by a group of jordanian entrepreneurs with a capital of 2500 pounds, for the purpose of providing streets of the capital with lights instead of utilizing lamps lit by kerosene. the company resumed its work despite the hard conditions of establishment and it passed its way to success until it received the appreciation of king abdullah the founding father of the kingdom (god's peace and blessing be upon him), and thereby it received its first concession in 1947. care for this company was resumed by his majesty the late king al hussein bin talal (peace and mercy of god be upon him) during his prosperous time, the company has been granted its second concession in 1962 for fifty years after the central electric company of jordan merged with it where the concession of the new company has offered it the right to generate, transmit, transfer and distribute electric power in a region extending from wa