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Table 1
Small hydropower potential at existing dams in Jordan
Name/Location
Average annual flow Hydropower utilization
(10 6 m3/yr)
In Out Yes No
Estimation hydropower
potential
(kW)
Projected energy
generation potential
(MWh/yr)
Al Wahdah / Irbid 13.0 5.0 X 2 500 15 000
Al Arab / Nothern Shuonah 10.0 11.5 X 5 750 34 500
Sharhabiel / Northern Jordan
5.1 5.8 X 2 900 17 400
Valley
King Talal / Jerash 92.2 92.3 X
Wadi Shuiaib / Southern
6.1 6.3 X 3 150 18 900
Shounah
Kafrain / Southern Shounah 11.3 11.3 X 5 650 33 900
Karameh / Southern Shounah 2.1 0.5 X 250 1 500
Tanoor / Jordan Valley 4.1 1.3 X 650 3 900
Waley / Madaba 6.6 8.7 X 4 350 26 100
Mojeb / Karak 3.0 13.0 X 8 000 48 000
Sources: Jabera 6 , Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation 7
Table 2
Small hydropower potential at proposed dams in Jordan
Name / location
Proposed storage capacity
(10 6 m3)
Status as of early 2010 Hydropower potential
(kW)
Generation potential
(MWh/yr)
Maa’in / Madaba 1.0 Under study 500 3 000
Lajjun / Karak 1.0 Under study 500 3 000
Dalaghah / Tafila 1.0 Under study 500 3 000
Shuthim / Tafila 1.0 Under study 500 3 000
Kufranjah / Ajlun 9.0 Under study 4 500 27 000
Bin Hammad 5.0 Under study 2 500 15 000
Wahidi / Maa’n 1.8 Under study 900 5 400
Wadi Karak / Karak 2.1 Updating studies 1 050 6 300
Bayer / Eastern desert 4.0 Completed 2 000 12 000
Jafer / Southern desert 0.5 Under construction 250 1 500
Rukban / North eastern
2.0 Completed 1 000 6 000
desert
Khanasree / Mafraq 1.0 Under construction 500 3 000
Ghadaf / Central desert 0.5 Completed 250 1 500
Sources: Jabera 6 ; Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation 7
Currently all dams, except one, are being used to store
water for the long and dry summer season. Table 1
summarizes the average flows of existing main dams
in Jordan and their estimated hydropower
generation. 6 7
Table 2 summarizes the storage capacity for proposed
small dams in Jordan and their projected small
hydropower potential. Small rivers and streams could
be potential locations for small hydropower
generation. These sites are located in rural areas.
Small hydropower is a potential energy source in
Jordan especially now that the legislation allows for
IPPs to operate in the country. 7
Renewable energy policy
Renewable energy comprises not more than 1 per
cent of the total energy resources In Jordan. The
Jordanian Government has developed a plan to
increase the share of new and renewable energy to
the energy mix, reaching 7 per cent by 2015 and 10
per cent by 2020. The two renewable energy sources
mainly used in Jordan are wind and bio-energy
(biomass). The Annual Report 2011 by the Ministry of
Energy and Mineral Resources did not mention any
use of hydropower as a source of energy or any
potential plan, but recently there has been research
into small hydropower in Jordan.
Barriers to small hydropower development
Limited small hydropower development due to
limited availability of surface water resources.
Lack of local technical small hydropower
capacities, contributing to the high cost of these
(imported) services and/or goods. 6
Absence of targeted incentives for private small
hydropower development.
Difficult access to funding for small hydropower
projects.
References
1. Central Intelligence Agency (2012). The World
Factbook 2009. Washington, D.C. Available from
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worldfactbook/.
2. Jordan, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
(2011). Annual Report. Amman.
3. Darwish, Nizar and Rana Toukan (2003). Overview
of the Electricity Sector in Jordan. Amman.
Available from www.ajib.com/uploads/Electricity-
Sector.pdf.
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