Since the war began, Israel has halted its natural gas supply to Jordan — a supply that is primarily used for electricity generation. The result: Jordan has shifted into an emergency energy plan.
The good news for Amman is that, for now, there is no collapse of the power sector. The country still has fuel reserves for 30–60 days, enough fuel for power stations for about a month, and two liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments are already scheduled to arrive in April via Aqaba. In other words, even without Israeli gas, Jordan is managing to keep the system running — but at a much higher cost.
Jordan’s energy minister says the price of gas for electricity production has surged from about $7 to nearly $28 per MMBtu. The crisis is adding roughly $4 million per day in extra energy costs. That may not sound dramatic at first glance, but for a resource-strapped country like Jordan, it quickly accumulates to over $100 million per month — a heavy and unsustainable burden.
In simple terms, Israeli gas is not the difference between light and darkness in Jordan — but it is absolutely the difference between affordable and expensive energy. Jordan is not collapsing without it, but each day without regular supply pushes the country deeper into costly electricity production, expensive fuel reliance, and growing budget pressure.
