Jordon

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Jordan, is raising the share of the renewable energy mix to 31 percent by 2030, especially through the capacity of the under-construction Solar and Wind Energy projects. Solar and Wind are the main non-conventional source of energy, the market share of installed capacity from renewable sources in Jordan grew to over 30% by 2020. The country has established the necessary policies and regulations to support renewables, including Solar PV and on-shore wind development. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources release the energy strategy for 2020-2030. The Strategy aims at diversifying energy forms, increasing the contribution of indigenous energy sources, improving energy efficiency in all sectors, and reducing the impact of energy costs on the national economy, making Jordan a regional hub for all forms of energy exchange. The Strategy also calls for Jordan to be self-reliant, to reduce energy costs for local consumers, to diversify and increase reliance on local energy sources, and reduce energy imports. One of the primary objectives of the strategy is to improve energy efficiency by strengthening national energy efficiency legislation and the implementation of plans. The Strategy targets to increase the proportion of electricity generated from local sources from 15% in 2019 to 48.5% in 2030. The energy efficiency of all sectors will increase by 9 percent in 2030 compared to 2018, and that of the water sector by 15 percent in 2025. One of the most important targets of the Strategy is to reduce carbon emissions by 10%. The Strategy states that Jordan does not need to produce more electricity from traditional sources, also Nuclear Energy is not a part of the strategy. The strategy plans to increase renewable energy’s share of the entire energy mix from 11% in 2020 to 14 percent by 2030. Jordan has performed exceptionally well in this respect. Jordan achieved a remarkable breakthrough in the period 2015-2020 by raising renewable energy’s contribution from 2 percent to 11 percent.

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Solar installation in the country is among the top priority from the renewable source of energy, follow by Wind Energy which has installed over 500 MW by 2020, there are two under development wind projects of 103.5 MW in Tafilah city of Jordan which has commissioning due date in 2021. There is also a 50 MW Solar project which is under construction located in Ma’an city developing by Philadelphia Solar. In April 2020, government representatives confirmed the cancellation of a 30 MW/60 MWh energy storage tender. First announced in February 2018, had 23 interested parties eligible to submit the bids. The project was supposed to help integrate the output of several large-scale solar PV plants in the city of Ma’an. Jordan might be waiting for the lithium-ion batteries price to decrease as how other countries are waiting.

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The yearly installations in Jordan have shown positive growth among the other countries in the Middle East. There is a year-over-year growth of 23% in 2020, which is again a positive move compared to other top solar installations countries in the region, and a commitment towards the renewable source of energy.

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