The document summarizes Lebanon's energy situation and renewable energy plans and achievements. Lebanon has no fossil fuel resources and relies 95% on oil for electricity generation. The country has a goal to increase renewable energy capacity, especially from wind, solar, and hydropower. Notable achievements include the National Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Action program that provides loans for efficiency and renewable projects, over 100,000 square meters of installed solar water heaters annually, and the selection of a winning bidder for a 10 MW solar power plant. Data logging of renewable energy installations shows their generation and contribution to energy needs.

1. Lebanese Energy Situation
Focus on RE Technologies

2. Country Profile
- Land Area: 10,452 km2
- Total Population: 4.1 Million
- Refugee Population:
- Palestinians: 480,000
- Syrians: >600,000
- Iraqis: 60-80,000
- Total GDP: USD 61.4 Billion
- GDP per Capita: USD 15,522 (53rd worldwide)
- No natural fossil fuel/mineral resources

3. Current Electricity
Situation
- 10.5 TWh Generation
- Available Capacity: 1500 MW
- Current Need/Consumption: 2100 MW
- 95% oil products – Diesel/NG & Heavy Fuel Oil
- 5% Hydropower
- Tariff: 0.1 USD/kWh

4. Grid Condition
• 99% Country Electrification
• Grid needs updating and maintenance to sustain
RE
• Severe Shortages – Electricity alternates between
areas
• Shortages covered by neighborhood and private
diesel generators

5. Future Energy Plan
Resource Current capacity Future Capacity
Fossil Fuel powerplants 1685 2400
Hydropower 190 435
Wind Power 0 60-100
Waste To Energy Marginal 25
This will be accompanied by several reforms:
• Expand and increase capacity of
Transmission and distribution grid
• Reform laws to allow for private sector
participation

6. Current Achievements

7. NEEAP 2011-2015
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Lebanon’s NEEAP includes 14 independent but interrelated national
initiatives.
1-EE Lighting
5-Public Street
Lighting
13-ESCO’s
14-EE Standards and
Labels
3-Decentralized
PV/Wind
4-SWH
6-Wind
7-PV/CSP
8-Hydro
9-Geothermal
2-Energy
Conservation Law
10-Building Code
11-Financing
Mechanisms
12-Awareness and
Capacity Building

8. •NEEREA is a national financing mechanism initiated by the Central
Bank of Lebanon in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and
Water, the Ministry of Finance, UNDP, the European Union (EU),
and the LCEC.
•NEEREA allows private sector entities (individuals, SME’s, or
corporate bodies) to apply for subsidized loans for any type of EE
and/or RE projects.
•NEEREA covers loans by any Lebanese commercial bank with 0.6%
interest rate and a repayment period of up to 14 years, in addition to
a grant amount released after the project is implemented.
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NEEREA is the National Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy Action

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NEEREA Circular No. 236 issued on 25 November 2010
International College, Beirut,
Educational
Loan amount: 22 Million USD
LEED Gold (first LEED
certified building in Lebanon)
ACE Engineering
Headquarter, Sin El Fil,
Commercial
Loan amount: 3.7 Million
USD
LEED GoldKhauli Building,
Hamra,
Residential
Loan Amount: 2
Million USD
EE and RE
Yarze 1674, Yarze,
Residential
Loan amount: 2.3 Million
USD
BREEAM Very Good

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12,197 solar water heaters are installed in the residential sector of Lebanon in
2011.
The estimated market value for solar water heaters in Lebanon reached
18,131,183 USD in 2011.
3,557
citizens
benefitted from
interest-free loans
Global Solar Water Heating Initiative

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In 2012 – 350,000 sq.m reached
Global Solar Water Heating Initiative
104,000 114,400
131,560 151,294
173,988
211,988
249,988
287,988
325,988
363,988
413,988
493,988
613,988
783,988
1,003,988
1,053,988
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Estimated Current and Future Solar Installations (in m2) (2005-
2014)

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Beirut River Solar Snake (10 MW – 5 Phases)
23 April 2013
•Call for EOI
7 May 2013
•Deadline for
Submission
of EOI’s
20 May 2013
•Shortlist of
Bidders
6 Sep 2013
•Distribution
of Request for
Proposals
(RFP)
4 Oct 2013
•Deadline for
Submission
of Proposals
30 Oct 2013
•Selection of
the Winning
Bidder-
Signature of
Contract
14 days 13 days 29 days 28 days
A total of 187 days
LCEC team LCEC, National and International
Consultants

13. Potential of 2.5 GW
Elimination of:
- Land with >8% slope
- 10% error in wind speed
results
- Forests
- Residential Areas
- Archeological Sites
- Military Zones
- Security Zones
- Radar Sites
- Airport zones
- Land areas with
religious importance
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Lebanese Wind Atlas

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BioenergyAssessment

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Bioenergy Assessment

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CSP Potential

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Net Metering
- Legalized in 2011
- Private Sector leading the way in investment
- Mostly PV projects
- >120 applications in 1 year

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Some RE Projects

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Data Logging Examples – SWH
Hot Water Production, kWh
0.00
2000.00
4000.00
6000.00
8000.00
10000.00
12000.00
14000.00
16000.00
Energy from Solar System
Theoretical 2010 2011

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Data Logging Examples – SWH
Solar Fraction
0
10
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30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
January February March April May June July August September October Novermber December
Solar Fraction
Theoretical 2010 2011

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Data Logging Examples – PV

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Data Logging Examples – Irradiance

23. Thank You
Presented by: Elie Abou Jaoudeh
Lebanese Center For Energy Conservation
Email: eaboujaoudeh@lcecp.org.lb