Arab Referencial Framework for Improving End-User Energy Efficiency of Electric Power

1. National Energy Efficiency Action Plan
Amman, Jordan December 5-6, 2010
JORDAN’S ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Policies
Muhieddin Tawalbeh
National Energy Research Center
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2. Electrical Energy Consumption
2009
Street lighting
Water pumping 3%
15%
Residential
41%
Commercial
16%
Industry
25%
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3. Energy Conservation in the Various
Sectors
35%
30%
30% 28.40%
25% 21%
20% 20% 20%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Industrial Commercial Residential Water Transport
Pumping

4. Energy Efficiency is expected to reduce forecasted demand from
16.733 Mtoe to 13.252 Mtoe by 2020, a 3.481 Mtoe or 21% of total
estimated demand. The use of renewable energy measures would
further reduce this demand to 12.079 Mtoe.
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5. Current Energy Efficiency Activities in Jordan
 Jordan’s energy efficiency strategy- 2004
Commercial and industrial energy audits
 Residential and street lighting efficiency program by AFD
 Equipment energy efficiency labels and standards
EERE LAW
EE Roadmap/ EEO
 EE By-law
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6. JORDAN’S ENERGY EFFICIENCY STRATEGY
In 2004, an energy efficiency strategy was developed by the
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) in
cooperation 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.
 Achieve a balance between imports and exports.
 Reduce production cost and improve competitiveness of local
industries.
 Lower the investment needs in the generation, transmission and
distribution of energy through efficiency improvements.
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7. Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency Law
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Law,
passed in February 2010, allows the Ministry of Energy
and Mineral Resources (MEMR) to work with other
specialized entities to conserve energy and increase
Energy Efficiency (EE) in different sectors (Clause 3c),
and the government is requested to issue by-laws
necessary for execution of the provisions of the
renewable energy and energy efficiency law, including
procedures and measures for energy efficiency and
energy efficiency in the various sectors (Article 17).
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8. Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund
(JREEF)
 The new Energy Law introduce the establishment of a fund
to provide the necessary investment for the development of
renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. The new
fund is known as Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency Fund (JREEF)
 It is established as a legally independent entity with financial
and administrative autonomy. It is also allowed to receive
donors’ grants and financial assistance.
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9. Energy Efficiency By-law
Issued under Article 17 of the Renewable Energy and
Energy Efficiency Law No (3) 2010
Article 02 Purpose and Scope
 This by-law shall abate obstacles to promote the efficient use of energy,
stimulate investment and thus induce new business opportunities.
 It provides for the essential institutional framework which establishes
the legal basis for activities promoting energy efficiency as to be
detailed in further policy documents. These documents being mainly
the Energy Efficiency Roadmap and the National Energy Efficiency
Action Plan. This framework covers all relevant sectors, being
electricity production, public, industrial, commercial, residential and
transport.
 In order to stimulate energy efficiency in these sectors the provisions of
this by-law apply to public institutions, energy suppliers, electricity
generators, electricity transmission and distribution companies, energy
service companies, manufacturers and suppliers of energy end-use
products, and end-consumers.
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10. EE-Roadmap – What does it address?
Main goals of Roadmap document
• Refine EE target (20% by 2020)
• Identify constraints and derive necessary enabling steps
• Define implementation mechanisms and tasks of a
coordination entity – the Energy Efficiency Office (EEO)