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‣ Constructing a multi-storey parking lot
Construction of a multi-storey parking lot (could be mechanical parking to increase capacity) of approximately 2,000
vehicles’ capacity that will be lit and serviced using solar panels on the roof of the building. This will help reduce the traffic
congestion problems by providing more parking lots. The establishment of the Smart Multi-storey Parking Lot is among the
priority actions of Greater Irbid Municipality.
The adopted actions in this area will save 13,989 MWh/a, and mitigate the emissions by 3,604 tCO2/a.
‣ Replacement of municipal vehicles with electric ones
The number of vehicles operating in the Municipality is about 355 vehicles (Pickup + Diana + Pressing Trucks, etc.) and the
amount of fuel consumption was approximately JOD 1,151,000 in 2015. There are also some trucks, such as the cleaning
up trucks, work around the clock at a rate of 365 days a year. Therefore, the replacement of the city’s fleet with electric
vehicles will be a proper solution, while the drivers and maintenance personnel will be trained on how to deal with the new
machines.
6. Water supply for Parks and Gardens
Development of Irrigation Methods and Saving Energy & Water Resources
The Municipality of Irbid has about 20 parks covering an area of 495,487 dunums. It also has King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein
Park that extends to 177 dunums with administrative offices of 725 square meters, restaurants of 1,675 square meters and
other services.
The Municipality suffers from decreased water supply in the summer, since there are no sufficient pipelines in the
municipality to deliver water to all the required places. The difficulty lies in transferring water from the available sources
into the city, since they are located at a great distance and their transportation cost is very high, even though the
municipality transfers large quantities of water by tankers. There is also an increasing need for municipal water due to the
expansion of the construction works and population increase within the city.
Hence, the adopted measures have to assist in water savings and reducing the consumption in parallel with other works
through the improvement of irrigation methods and quality of plantations, installation of water tanks in the gardens to
increase storage capacity and reduction of the cost for water transport, as well as awareness campaigns to rationalize water
use in the agricultural sector.
Such actions will help save 575 MWh/a, and mitigate the emissions by 154 tCO2/a.
7. Solid Waste Management
Updating the Solid Waste Management, Collection and Transportation
Solid waste management, collection and transportation consumes a large part of the municipal budget and the
development of this sector is of great importance not only to save cost, but also to improve the service, raise its efficiency
and transform it into a sustainable sector through the following measures:
- Develop written procedures for collection and transfer of waste;
- Identification of tracks for collection and removal of waste and location of containers;
- Develop a staff awareness program;
- Schedule a technical inspection of vehicles and equipment;
- Develop a future plan for sorting waste from the source;
- Standardize types of machinery when buying new types;
The adopted actions in this sector will save 6,663 MWh/a, and mitigate the emissions by 1,779 tCO2/a.
8. Local Electricity Production
Establishment of a 16 MW Solar/Photovoltaic Cell Station
Because of the population increase on one hand and the migration from neighbouring countries on the other, Greater Irbid
Municipality suffers greatly from the electricity demand. The burden of its energy bill increase reached JOD 4 million
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