Zaatari (Jordan), Nov. 13 (EFE) .- Basem Mohamad happily observes the new solar plant that was inaugurated today in the refugee camp of Zaatari, the largest in Jordan, and hopes that this source of energy improve the living conditions of their seven children in the overpopulated camp.

"I hope that the plant gives the possibility to my seven children to watch TV by the tomorrow, instead of playing with the dirty sand, from which they can get diseases, "says Efe this refugee from his store looking towards the new plant, the largest in the world raised in a camp.

"We now have electricity between 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. We hope that with the new plant we will be supplied with energy for a few hours by the morning, so my children can change their habits, "adds the man, from the Syrian city of Deraa (south), called" cradle of the revolution ", while removing the sand from the face of one of his little ones.

The representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Jordan, Stefano Severe, explained at the inauguration that the plant photovoltaic, with capacity to produce 12.9 megawatts, will allow the agency to offer 14 hours a day of electricity to some 80,000 refugees, compared to the current eight hours.

"This it will alleviate the living conditions of the families in the camp and will improve their security, at the same time that it will facilitate the conservation of food and allow the children to have more hours to do their tasks, "detailed Severe.

Likewise, solar energy will represent a saving of about five million euros each year for the UN agency, which may use this money to develop other "vital services", according to the representative.

In addition, not only refugees will benefit from the new energy source, but it will feed other facilities, such as hospitals and the offices of humanitarian organizations in the field.

The project has been financed by the German Bank for Credit for Reconstruction and the Development (KfW) with 15 million euros and seeks to offer sustainable energy not only to refugees but also to Jordanians living in the area where Zaatari emerges, according to the German ambassador in Jordan, Birgitta Siefker-Eberie.

He stressed during the opening ceremony that the plant is part of the aid that Germany is willing to offer to Jordan to develop sources of renewable energies, with the aim of covering 20% �??�??of their needs in 2015.

For its part, a representative of KfW, Joachim Nagel, considered that the plant "will help stabilize the electricity distribution network in the region, thus reducing the power outages "suffered by those residing in the vicinity of the camp, created in 2012 and which has arrived to host up to 120,000 Syrians.

Jordanian Energy Minister Saad Jarabsheh thanked Germany for its support "to face the financial burden of hosting such a large number of refugees "-620,000, according to UNHCR-, while carrying out several projects in the kingdom to help it diversify its energy sources.

The UN also pointed out that 75 Syrian refugees have participated in the construction of the plant, consisting of 40,000 solar panels, have gained experience in the renewable energy sector and have generated income extra for their families, some of whom have been in the camp for years.

A father named Tahani al Hash Ali, from the southern town of Tel Shehab, wants the photovoltaic plant allows them to have a "better life" in such simple aspects as correctly storing the food or that children have hours of light during the day to make their Duties.

"Instead of wasting time playing in this dirty environment, my children can watch TV or surf the internet to improve their grades at school," says the man with hopes placed on the energy that the sun will give them.