171117_SECAP of Greater Irbid Municipality_SET_rev2

Local Electricity Production
Establishment of a 16 MW Solar/Photovoltaic Cell Station
Background
Jordan bears the highest financial cost to support the internally displaced people
whose number reached 1.4 million. This has created financial and economic burden
on the local community that has contributed to the displaced people, leading to an
increase in its expenditures and inadequacy of the previous development plan due
to the sudden and steady population growth. This addresses a higher need to the
increased development projects and infrastructure investments resulting from the
excessive use and the inability to cover all the needs in the near future.
As a result, the demand for electricity has largely increased because of population
increase and growth which is significantly accompanied by the governmental
subsidies of the electricity prices, amounting to more than JOD 1.9 billion. The
National Electric Power Company is facing a loss of 53 piasters for every dinar of
electricity consumed in the Kingdom, on which the government subsidizes 1.9 billion
dinars annually.
Because of population increase and migration from neighbouring countries such as
Syria - Iraq - Yemen - Libya ... etc., Greater Irbid Municipality suffers greatly from the
burden on its energy bill, an increase that reached JOD 4 million per year due to the
rising prices for the fuels used and expansion of the Greater Irbid Municipality
organizational area. The increase in energy consumption is attributed to the need for
additional services, which are steadily growing; thus, reducing energy expenditure,
diversifying its sources and reducing harmful emissions are required.
Description of the action
Establishing a power station using the best solar cell systems on a 500 dunum plot of
land located in the village of Al-Khanasri. The village is characterized by high
brightness and technical appropriateness for the establishment of this station, where
the electricity will be transferred through national electricity grid, knowing that:
Mitigation
MWh/a t CO2/a
31,162 20,221
Contribution for
1.26%
Cost of Implementation
12,100,000 JOD
Involvement
of Stake
Holders
Staff
Capacity
- A permit for the establishment of a 16 MW solar power plant has been obtained
and approved by the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Municipal Affairs,
Electricity Regulatory Commission, and the Electric Power Company;
- The approval for transmitting the generated electricity through its grid has been obtained by the National Electricity
Power Industry;
- An actuarial study of the energy bill for 2017 has been made;
- The Municipality will train skilled personnel on the maintenance and continuity of the station.
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Years of Implementation
Key performance Indicator
RE produced
Measurement Units
In KWh
Area of intervention
Photovoltaics
Policy Instrument
Energy suppliers obligations
Origin of action
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Priority of action
Action
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
Establishment of the first phase of the station 4 MW
Establishment of the second phase of the station 4 MW
Construction of the third phase of the station 4 MW
Establishment of the fourth phase of the station 4 MW
Awareness campaigns to reduce energy consumption
General objectives
1. Reducing CO2 emissions;
2. Reducing the energy bill that reaches about JOD 4 million annually;
3. Using renewable energy sources and environmentally friendly clean energy;
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