Jordan's Future Energy - Greenpeace

Accordingly, it can be concluded that:
• Not only is PV at parity with the grid today (i.e. lower than what
consumers pay and lower than the current cost of product), and at 0.08
JD/kWh ($0.12/kWh), but it is also close to what was the blended cost of
electricity in 2010.
• Government regulations for net metering, while helpful, do not take
into consideration nor incentivise consumers who have low (subsidised)
tariffs.
• By 2020, utility scale PV is expected to be at parity with the pre-2010
cost of generation of $0.12/kWh. PV is not suitable to satisfy base load
capacity, yet can be an energy efficiency solution until such time as storage
solutions become cost effective.
• Utility scale PV is already at parity with internationally priced LNG, and
within close range of $0.08 /kWh power produced based on Risheh’s
natural gas (estimated price at $10/MMBtu) by 2018.
• Up until 2030, PV LCOE may be lower than natural gas depending on
the final price of LNG or Al Risheh natural gas.
Concentrated Solar Power Economics and Costs
Concentrated solar power’s (CSP) utilisation as a technology remains
modest at 3GW installed capacity in comparison to PV installed capacity of
67GW of installed capacity globally as of 2011.
While the cost of CSP is generally higher than PV, the advantage of CSP
plants is two-fold: storage and stability. CSP plants can provide thermal
storage capacity to allow for 24 hour operation, utilising fuel as back up if
necessary. In addition, due to the thermal inertia in the plants, intermittency
as a result of a sudden drop in Direct Normal Incidence (DNI) does not
necessarily affect output and grid stability to the same extent as PV.
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