IEEJ : August 2014

Policy Planning for Energy Efficiency& conservation
From June 1, 2014 To June 20, 2014
JICA-JapanEng. Mamoun AL-Momani
Studies Section Head‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬OUTLINE
Jordan Overview
Electricity Sector in Jordan
NEPCO Activity & Challenges
Energy Policy
Renewable Energy
Energy Efficiency Strategies
Primary Fuel Resources in Jordan
Participant’s Job
Participating Goals‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Jordan Overview.

Jordan is located in the heart of theMiddle East.
‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Name : The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Jordan Borders
South: Saudi Arabia.

East: Saudi Arabia & Iraq

North: Syria.

West: Palestine & Israel.

Capital city: Amman.
Total area: 89 342sq. Km.
Population: 6.837 million
Official language: Arabic.
Sea Port: Aqaba.
Coast Line: 26 Km.
‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Jordan is one of the most developed nations in the Middle
East. It is not only advanced in the educational and theelectrical fields but also in the medical, agricultural, industrial,and pharmaceutical fields.

National Electric Power Company , Jordan‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Despite its small area,visitors would be
impressed by its diverse
terrain and landscape .

National Electric Power Company , Jordan‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬The Jordan Valley, the mountains, the Dead Sea, and thedesert are behind the beauty of the country. Furthermore ,Jordan has a number of mineral springs and areas of forest,
especially in the northern hills that attract tourists from allover the world. .

National Electric Power Company , Jordan‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Nowadays , Jordan occupies a distinguished position amongdeveloping countries. It is primarily due to the Jordanian
Monarch alertness and the Jordanian citizens that a great
progress in all aspects of life have been made mainly in thefields of economy, education, and electricity .
National Electric Power Company , Jordan‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬ClimateThe climate in Jordan is semi-dry in summer withaverage temperature in the mid 30°C and relatively
cold in winter averaging around 13 °C.
The Northern part of the country receives greater
precipitation during the winter season from November
to March and snowfall in Amman and North Heights.
Predominant religion: Islam.

Other Religion in Country : Christian.
GDP: 28,328 million $Energy/GDP: 1.06 toe/1000 $OUTLINE‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Electricity Sector in Jordan
Policy Maker

Ministry of Energy &Mineral Resources

Observer & Regulator

Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO ( privatized)
GenerationGENCOs

SEPGCOAES Jordan PSC (IPP1)
Interconnection Lines

Transmission

NEPCO

IPPs

JEPCO ( private)
Distribution

DISCOsIDECO ( privatized)
EDCO ( privatized )10 ‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء‬‫ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Single Buyer Model
Generation
Companies

IPP

ElectricalInterconnection

Transmission Network + System Operator+ Bulk Supplier

Distribution
Companies

Principal
Consumers

Consumers
National Electric Power Company , Jordan

NEPCO

11‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Current Industry Structure

TowardCompetitive
MarketSingle Buyer ModelJEPCOTransmission,SystemOperation

CEGCO

IDECO

IPPs'BST1

Bulk
Single
Buyer

PPA

R't'l
Tariff

RetailConsumers

EDCO
Uniform
BST2

EIJLST
I/C

Large
Consumers

NEPCO

Competition mechanism
Periodic via Re-negotiation of'
PPAs

Not competitive

Price Determination
Negotiated under bilateral PPA

BST estimated byESRC

Retail tariff determinedby ESRC

‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬National Electric Power Company , Jordan

Securing electric power for Jordan .
Safe and economic operation of thepower system.
Exchanging electric energy withneighboring countries.

‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬NEPCO Activity & Challenging
Planning, Constructing, developing, operating andmaintaining the power system.
Purchasing Electrical Energy from VariousSources and Selling it to distribution companies andlarge consumers.
Gas procurement for power stations.
Safe and economic operation of the power system.
Import and Export of Electric Power.
Contracting new generation capacities to meetelectrical demand.

‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Jordanian Power System (2013)
Peak Load: 2975 MW
Generated Energy: 16785 GWh
Installed Capacity: 3040 MW
Population under supply: 99.9%
Str . Lighting
2. 3 %
W . Pumping
14 . 0 %Others
2. 4 %

Commercial
16 . 1 %Domestic
39 . 5 %Industrial
25 . 7 %‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Sources Of Electricity Generation, 2014
CENTRAL
ELECTRICITY
GENERATING CO.
(CEGCO.)(74.6%)ELECTRICAL
INTERCONNECTION(1.6%)NEPCO
Network

LARGE
INDUSTRIES AND
OTHERS (3.1%)(SEPGCO)(20.7%)INDEPENDENT
POWER
PRODUCERS‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Eight countries Interconnection Project

Turkey300 MW

LebanonSyria
500 MW

Palestine
Libya

Egypt

400 MW

300 MW

Iraq

Jordan300 MW

175 MW‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Regional Electrical Interconnection
EU
Bulgaria

TurkeyFranceSpain

Lebanon

600MW

PortugalSyria

Iraq

350MW
350MW

Jordan400MW

Morocco

300MW

470MW

GulfCountries

300MW

Egypt
Algeria Tunisia

Libya
175MW

Yemen‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Arab Gas Pipeline Project(Jordanian Borders –Syrian / Turkish Borders)
In service 200820‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Role of NEPCO in the Issue of Fuel & Gas Sales
for Generators

CEGCO’s
Natural Gas

Heavy Fuel Oil

Diesel Oil

NEPCO

IPPs

SEPGCO‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Growing energy demand.
Increasing energy costs.
Lack of conventional energy resources.
Increasing dependence on imported fuel.
Lack of water resources.

‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Imported NG (Natural Gas):- Short term option.
Options

Renewable technologies option:- Limited in utilization according to windspeed and solar density.
- Can’t be used as base load.

Are

Oil Shale option:- Medium term option- Feasibility is to be proven.

LimitedLocal NG option:- Medium term option- Reserve is under investigation.
Nuclear option:- Long term option.
‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Energy Policy
 Ensuring security of supply of all energy forms.
 Diversification of energy sources.
 Enhancing the efforts to utilize the local energy resources.
 Increasing the share of the renewable energy in the total mix ofprimary energy.

‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Nuclear EnergyIntroduction
 Estimated reserves of uranium = 80 thousand tons + 100
thousand tons located in the phosphate ores.
 An agreement was signed between the Jordanian
government and the French company Areva for theexploration and mining of uranium ores in 2008.
 Work is underway to sign agreements for the exploration
and uranium mining in east and south of Jordan.

‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Why Nuclear?
 Low cost of production of electrical energy compared withconventional sources.
 Stabilize energy prices, electricity produced from nuclear units
and not affected by global fuel prices.
 A local source of fuel (the reliability of supply).
 Competitive source of electrical energy.
 Enhancing export of electrical energy due to new interconnect.
project.
 Desalination projects.

‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Challenges
 High investment cost.
 Human resources.
 Plant sitting, security, and cooling water needs.
 Huge Spinning Reserve (for big size units).
 Spent fuel management solutions.
 International & regional political climate.
Infrastructure: Fabrication and manufacturing capacity
 Engineering capability
 Transmission grid & reliability‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Oil Shale
Oil shale is available in large quantities in Jordan. Thesequantities are estimated at about (40) billion tons.
Major deposits are located in the central part of Jordan.
MEMR & NEPCO signed a Head of Terms Agreement with
EESTI ENERGIA to build an Oil Shale Power Plant(OSPP) using direct burning technology with a proposedcapacity between 600 MW and 900 MW.
The OSPP is expected to be in operation by the year 2018.

‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬JORDAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY STRATEGY

In 2004, an energy efficiency strategy was developed by theMinistry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) incooperation with NERC to complement the National Energy
Strategy with specific goals and policies to deal with the emerging
energy challenge. The key goals of the Strategy were to: Reduce consumption without negatively effecting production or

the standard of living for Jordanians.
 Improve the standards of living.

‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬ Achieve a balance between imports and exports.
 Reduce production cost and improve competitivenessof local industries.
 Lower the investment needs in the generation, transmission anddistribution of energy through efficiency improvements.

‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬The EE strategy identified the following specific policies and tactics tobe used to help achieve the target goals:
 Energy tariff policy
The rising cost of importing energy resources has prompted theGovernment of Jordan to phase out the subsidy on energy end-use
products.
 Energy legislations
 Taxation policies
 Minimum energy efficiency standards forenergy using

equipment Energy building codes should be enforced in certain zoningareas
 Customs duties incentives
 Legislations aimed at reducing traffic congestions‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬ Awareness and training campaign
 Financial policies
Increasing awareness of energy efficiency viability among thefinancing community
Establishing a special fund for financing energy efficiency
projects with a shared capital between the governmentand donors to provide preferential terms.

‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Participant’s Job
Managing Director

M.D.A
Planning
and Operation

Operation
Department

Production
Planning
Department

ControlandTelecommunication

M.D.A
Financial

M.D.A

SystemPlanning
Department

Studies
SectionM.D.A
Supporting
Managements
andTechnical Services

ResearchesandStudies
Department

ResearchSection‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬OperationStudies
SectionJob Description
Conduct

shortcircuit

calculations,directional

andunidirectional over current and earth fault, distances Relays
setting and coordination, also, defense plan and Inter-trip
schemes to protect system from total and partial blackout by
using automatic under frequency Load shedding schemes.
Fault diagnosis and analysis
Participate in energy efficiency & demand management strategies.
Participate in network planning.•‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Participating Goals

 Increase my knowledge and Develop my skills in policy
planning for energy efficiency and conservation.
 After finishing this course I will suggest to my company toconduct some workshops and training courses to the electricfacilities in Jordan in order to transfer the knowledge I will
gain in this training course.

‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬Thank you

Contact : report@tky.ieej.or.jp
National Electric Power Company , Jordan‫ﺷﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﻬﺭﺑﺎء ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻧﻳﺔ‬