Jordan, Feb. 20 -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are stepping up their support for Jordan's energy sector by providing a €67.1 million financing package to the country's National Electric Power Company (NEPCO).This financing package consists of a sovereign-guaranteed EBRD loan of up to US$ 56.5 million (equivalent to €54.7 million), plus an EU investment grant of up to €12.4 million. These funds will finance the construction of a new high-voltage electricity substation in northern Jordan in order to improve the grid's capacity, enabling it to handle existing and new generation in the north of the country. In addition to the new substation, four new overhead transmis...