Economia

Renewable Energy Jordanian Perspective
Prepared by M. Nasser Al Amuri
13/3/2012

Index
Energy Sector Background Jordanian Energy Sector Key Challenges Renewable Energy Resources Wind Energy 3 6 6 7

Solar Power
Bio Energy Geothermal Hydropower Current and Future Projects

8
9 9 9 10

Wind Energy
Solar Power Bio Energy Key Opportunities (Pre feasibilities and InvestmentOpportunities)

10
12 13 14

Energy sector Background
General Scope
• Jordan depends on imported oil and gas at global market prices for meeting its increasing needs of energy. • This dependence on imports has assumed immense

•

This figures are illustrated below:
– Crude oil and oil product imported in 2009 were found around 4,557 thousand toe – Quantity of natural gas imported from Egypt wasaround 3,149 million cubic meters – Quantity of electricity imported through the lines linking Jordan with both of Egypt and Syria was

political and economic importance now that
international market prices for petroleum are significantly above prices faced by Jordanian consumers in the recent past. • In 2009, Jordan local crude oil and natural gas

about 383GWh

production was nearly 163thousand toe presenting 3.3%
of Jordan's total energy needs. • Total cost of importing energy resources ranges from 1321% of the Jordan's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) amounting to approximately two billion Jordanian Dinar

Primary Energy Consumption 2009
Oil & Oil Products Natural Gas Renewable Energy Imported Electricity

(JD) or about US$2.8 billion .

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• Jordan updated its National Energy Strategy in 2007 and made recommendations for all energy

Planned Energy Consumption
2%

sectors. These would require an estimated US$$13.3
to US$17.3 billion of capital investment to be

Oil Products Natural Gas

available between 2008 and 2020 for implementing
programs in all energy sectors of which US$1,400 toUS$2,100 million dedicated to renewable energy. • The comprehensive strategy for energy sector included the work on increasing the contribution of the renewable energy up to 7% of the energy mix in 2015 and 10% in 2020. • To achieve this goals, the focus will be on the implementation of the following large projects until the year 2020.

2015

Oil Shale

Imported Electricity
RE Oil ProductsNatural Gas
10%

2020

Oil Shale Imported Electricity RE Nuclear

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Energy sector Background (Cont’d)
– Goals (1): Utilize wind energy to generate electricity with a capacity raging between 600 MW

Planned Energy Consumption
2%

and 1000MW.
– Goals (2): Utilize solar energy to generate

Oil Products Natural Gas

electricity with a capacity of 300MW– 600MW.
– Goals (3): Utilize the vital energy resources to generate electricity with a capacity of 20MW – 30 MW.

2015

Oil Shale

Imported Electricity
RE Oil Products Natural Gas
10%

2020

Oil Shale Imported Electricity RE Nuclear

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Jordanian Energy Sector Key Challenges
Key Challenges
• To face the energy challenges, the Government of Jordanmust:
– – (1): To reduce demand via energy efficiency
Wind Energy

RE Resources

measures
(2): To ensure that legal/regulatory climate for energy sector development supports energy

efficiency, development and integration of
renewable energy sources, and attractive to private sector investors – (3): To seek private sector investment in the energy sector aggressively and, particularly in REHydropower

Solar Energy

Renewable Energy

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(4): To facilitate consumer and business access to
knowledge of efficient energy use practices and energy efficient technologies
Geothermal Bio Energy

–

(5): To facilitate capacity building of the energy
sector entities

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Renewable Energy Resources
Wind Energy
• In Jordan resources are...