Far-right minister vows work will continue despite two days of protests, violence; police chief reportedly wanted contentious work paused until after next week's Eid al-Adha
Official warns of 'intifada' amid anger at project near farmland; police stress program is legal; protesters said to use live fire, firebombs to try and overrun police position
Genesis Wind, due to become operational in September, will be country's biggest renewable energy provider, supplying sufficient green energy to power 70,000 homes a year
First-of-its kind-Oxford University project indicates that making Jordan a solar energy hub could speed carbon emission cuts in all three countries, save $47 billion by 2050
Residents on hilly plateau are concerned about impact of 200-meter high turbines on agricultural livelihood, say they weren't made aware of implications
With ministry struggling to reach renewable energy targets, plan earmarks nearly 10,000 acres, mainly in south, for future solar and wind turbine plants
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