Ma’an, Aug. 3 (Petra) — The Ma’an Development Company has called on
local, regional and international investors to capitalize on the 2026
incentive package introduced for Al Rawda Industrial Zone, describing
it as a comprehensive framework designed to lower investment costs
and stimulate industrial development in southern Jordan.

Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Fawaz Abu Tayeh told the Jordan News
Agency (Petra) on Monday that Al Rawda Industrial Zone has evolved
into an integrated industrial hub, supported by its strategic
location near the Port of Aqaba and along key international transport
corridors, enhancing supply chain efficiency and facilitating
exports.

He said the industrial zone’s competitiveness will be further
strengthened by the extension of the natural gas network, which is
expected to reduce operating costs for medium and heavy industries by
providing a reliable and cost-effective energy source.

Abu Tayeh said the new incentive package focuses on reducing capital
and operating costs for investors. Electricity tariffs will be
subsidized over a five-year period, with discounts of 75 percent
during the first two years of production, 50 percent in the third and
fourth years, and 25 percent in the fifth year.

He added that the package also reduces the price of fully serviced
industrial land to JD7.5 per square meter from JD15 for cash
purchases of plots exceeding 20 dunums.

To enhance the zone’s export competitiveness, companies shipping
goods produced in Al Rawda Industrial Zone through the Port of Aqaba
will receive a 50 percent discount on container handling charges for
three years, provided the exported products originate from the
industrial zone.

Abu Tayeh said Al Rawda Industrial Zone has also been incorporated
into the government’s Production Branches Program, which provides
direct support for labor costs over three years. The program covers
50 percent of the minimum wage, in addition to JD25 toward social
security contributions and JD25 for transportation costs.

He noted that investors seeking to benefit from the incentives must
begin commercial production within two years of signing their
investment agreements, achieve a minimum local value added of 30
percent and employ workers from Ma’an Governorate. The minimum
employment requirement is 10 workers for small industries, 50 for
medium-sized industries and 100 for large industrial projects.

Abu Tayeh said the combination of advanced infrastructure, access to
natural gas, a strategic location and the newly approved financial
and investment incentives positions Al Rawda Industrial Zone as a
major industrial hub in southern Jordan and supports the objectives
of the Economic Modernization Vision.

//Petra// RZ