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A delegation from the Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF), led by Investment Board Chairman Mr. Omar Malhas and accompanied by SSIF CEO Dr. Izzedine Kanakrieh, visited the Electricity Distribution Company (EDCO) to review the company’s operational readiness and emergency response arrangements, with a focus on service continuity and the timely handling of subscribers’ reports across its concession areas. During the visit, EDCO Board Chairman Dr. Hazem Al-Rahahleh and General Manager Eng. Reem Hamdan briefed the delegation on the company’s preparedness framework, including field response mechanisms, preventive maintenance programs and ongoing network upgrades aimed at safeguarding reliability and reducing outage durations, particularly during adverse weather conditions. The briefing also covered the company’s 24/7 operational coverage and workforce readiness across the Kingdom’s largest electricity distribution concession area by geographic scope. As part of SSIF’s wider investment footprint in the energy sector, SSIF holds a 70% stake in Jordan Electric Power Company, which fully owns EDCO, and maintains a diversified portfolio of strategic investments across the energy sector, spanning both conventional and renewable energy projects.
The Social Security Corporation (SSC) is a major investor in the tourism sector. Geographically, its portfolio covers most parts of the Kingdom through direct and indirect investments.
SSIF invests in the energy sector through strategic holdings in electricity generation and distribution companies, in addition to renewable energy projects
Al Daman for Development Zones Company (DDC) was established in 2009 as a private shareholding company fully owned by the Social Security Corporation. DDC is the investment arm of the Investment Fund for infrastructure development, services and marketing for the King Hussein Bin Talal Development Area in Al Mafraq and the Irbid Development Area
The value of the equity portfolio amounted to around JD 3,231.4 million as at 30/09/2025
The value of the bonds portfolio amounted to JD 10,272.6 million as at 30/09/2025
The portfolio consists of money market instruments with maturity dates that do not exceed one year, such as deposits, treasury bills, repurchase agreements, certificates of deposit and current accounts.
The Fund invests in medium and long term loans through direct lending to the Jordanian Government and its public institutions, and also by participating in syndicated loans to companies for a period that is not less than one year.
In September 2020, SSIF established a wholly owned company that will launch an agricultural project in the south on an area of 30,000 dunums with a total investment of JD 13 million