Transporting Natural Gas from Al-Risha Gas Field to Jordan’s Power Generation Sector
The Risha–Samra Virtual Pipeline Project Initiative is a strategic national energy project initiative officially announced in January 2026 through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between leading governmental and private-sector Jordanian companies operating in the energy sector, under the patronage of the Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources.
The objective of the project is to supply natural gas from the Al-Risha Gas Field in eastern Jordan to the country’s power generation sector through an innovative Virtual Pipeline (VPL) solution.
MEMSERV’s Role in the Project
MEMSERV is working in cooperation with local engineering companies and the project investors to develop the conceptual engineering for the planned CNG Injection Station.
The station will function as the “daughter station” of the virtual pipeline system, receiving compressed natural gas (CNG) transported by tube trailers and injecting the gas into one of the main spur lines supplying the Samra Power Plant.
The engineering objective is to ensure that the gas injection process is carried out in the most efficient, productive, reliable, and safe manner.
Project Overview
The conceptual engineering study focuses on the development of a complete engineering concept for the proposed CNG Injection Station, which will serve as the delivery and injection point for the transported natural gas.
Key Project Facts
- Gas Source: Al-Risha Gas Field, eastern Jordan near the Iraqi border
- Delivery Point: Samra Electric Power Company Power Plant
- Transportation Distance: Approximately 350 km
- Target Injection Capacity: Up to 20 MMSCFD of natural gas
Main Functions of the Proposed CNG Injection Station
The planned facility is expected to perform the following key functions:
- Receiving CNG tube trailers arriving from the Al-Risha Gas Field
- Offloading the CNG tube trailers using engineered unloading systems and high-capacity equipment
- storage of the transported gas
- Pressure regulation and gas metering.
- Controlled injection of the natural gas into the spur line(s) supplying the gas turbine units of the Samra Power Plant
