The Solar Thermal Applications workshop 24 - 25 March, 2009

1. Energy Services & Consulting
SWHs Industry in Syria
Current Situation & prospects
Workshop on Solar Thermal Applications in
Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan
Cairo 24 - March - 2009
Eng.Mohamad Housam Alsha’al
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2. Energy Services & Consulting
Content:
• Energy Main Indicators in Syria
• Solar Energy Sector Assessment
• Market Evaluation
• Promoting Regulations and Financial
Programs

3. Energy Services & Consulting
Energy Indicators in Syria in2007:
Items Units Values
Population Million 19.4
Total Energy Demand M TOE 23.5
Oil Products M TOE 17.5
Natural Gas M TOE 4.5
Hydro Energy M TOE 0.9
Biomass Energy M TOE 0.6

4. Energy Services & Consulting
Distribution of Primary Energy Demand in Syria By Sector in 2007
Transport
Agriculture
5% 21%
Residential
Industry 19%
7%
Building &
Construction &
Commercial
Electricity 4%
Generation Oil & Gas Facilities
Electricity Demand by sector in 2007
38% 6%
losses
governmental Industry
15%
facilities 30%
4%
Electricity Commercial
8%
Agriculture
4%
Residential
39%

5. Energy Services & Consulting
Solar Energy Potential in Syria
The average
global horizontal
solar radiant flux
in Syria is
approximately
5 kWh/m2/day
or
1.8 MWh/m2/Year
Mean Annual Daily Radiation on Horizontal Surface Wh/m2

6. Energy Services & Consulting
Solar Water Heating Technology, History and Current situation:
Syrian Arab Standards and hteenths
Syrian Standard
in the mid of eig for SWHs
Metrology Organization
Now in p
(SASMO) rogress developing new
SWHs standards
about 300,000 m2 till 2008,
Installed Capacity of SWHs 100,000 m2 of them installed
last three years
has been trying to disseminate
National Energy Research Center
SWH applications through
(NERC)
execution many pilot projects
2006 NERC executed SWHs in Ibn Alwalid hospital
in homs with total area 130 m2 of collectors
A big SWH project is being implemented now in Almwasah hospital which is
the biggest hospital in Damascus The area of collectors is 1400 m2

7. Energy Services & Consulting
one year ago the energy Syrians start thinking for alternatives,
carriers prices increased SWHs is the best available proved
especially diesel and electricity
technology in the local market
In General:
Solar water heating are the most RE common technology in Syria for many reasons:
- There are many manufacturers and importers of SWHs.
- Prices of water heating solar systems is nearly reasonable.
- The average solar radiation is about 5 kWh/m2/day.
- SWHs are easy to install and enough experience is available.
- Savings appear directly especially in the governmental side.
Efforts is being concentrated to set
a national strategy with a target of installing that will encourage the
100,000 m2 annually especially in national SWH
residential and commercial sectors industry to be improved.

8. Energy Services & Consulting
SWHs Industry:
small workshops with an annual
about 25 production capacity about 100 DSWHs
manufacturing SWHs
large factories with an annual
production capacity about 20,000 m2
Ministry of Industry established this factory leaded the market for
the Solar Energy Factory in 1982 many years with well made flat
plat collectors open circuit systems
the DSWHs manufacturing
is affected by the evacuated
tubes systems which are
this changed the SWHs market
imported from China with
lower prices, some of the balance during last years.
national manufacturers started
importing this technology
next to their product

9. Energy Services & Consulting
R&D Institutional Framework :
Resource and energy planning Higher Planning Council (HPC) and
in Syria are organized by Supreme Energy Committee (SEC)
Since 1998, some of activities
in the field of renewable energy Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
were attached to
in 1994 the first Solar Atlas, and
Scientific Studies and Research Centre
The first Solar Collector test
(SSRC)
Facility have been submitted by
Establishing special departments
regarding RE technologies
There are cooperation programs All Syrian Universities
between local and international
universities to enhance RE&EE
subjects at the educational stages.

10. Energy Services & Consulting
R&D Institutional Framework :
National Energy Research Centre
Building the state of art SWHs test facility
Creating the needed strategies &
Financial tools to disseminate SWHs
to install 100,000 SWHs annually
(NERC)
Implementing a lot of pilot projects in
different sectors as mentioned above
Conducting feasibility studies
regarding the use of SWH
Cooperate with SASMO to
set the new SWHs standards

11. Energy Services & Consulting
Market Evaluation:
SWHs Local Companies:
The number becomes greater
there are about (25) Manufacturer during the last three years
and more than (50) Importers
this number is growing day by day
in parallel with SWHs demand
using completely local materials
Manufacturing companies
(flat plate technology).
using local and imported materials
Manufacturing companies (flat plate and evacuated tubes technologies)
mainly working in
Importing companies
(evacuated tubes technology)
There are no special companies for installation of SWHs
the installation process performed by the manufacturers or the importers.

12. Energy Services & Consulting
Market Evaluation:
Prices
The average price for a typical SWHs for a family consist of
3-5 persons with installation costs of accessories is
Up to 60,000 S.P (960 €) About 35,000 S.P (560 €)
For flat plate system For evacuated tube system
market confusion about the differences between the two systems,
this could not be avoided because of the absence of a certification system
Business Organizations
There are no effective business organizations concerning SWHs market
or companies, but we can say that three business organizations are involved
Industrial Chambers Commercial Chamber Engineers Syndicates

13. Energy Services & Consulting
Market Evaluation:
Market Drivers
Energy prices: the lower subsidies the higher activity market
when the government announce for
Governmental programs: a program to promote solar water heaters
the demand of these became greater.
SWHs prices: the lower prices the higher demand
during exhibitions or such similar events
Companies special offers:
such as free installation or sales.
Financial incentives: like banks program for special
soft loans for SWHs,
Awareness Campaigns

14. Energy Services & Consulting
SWHs Sector Barriers
in the performance of SWHs,
Lack of consumer trust
whereas no quality assurance
Lack of space / huge of satellite dishes which
architecture impediments occupy most of roof’s areas,
Lack of financing No bank loan effective programs
options and Incentives
no conducive policies to
promote RE developments
Lack of collateral No government programs
No cooperation between
public and private sector
limited scope for R&D institutions
Generally subsidies on oil and gas

15. Energy Services & Consulting
Promoting Regulations and Financial Programs
the law is the first one
promoting EE&RE in Syria
“Energy Conservation Law” this law obligates engineering
offices which design and
Construct new buildings or
establishments to install SWHs
In 2004 NERC established the
National Project for DSWH sets
in the cooperation With the expected area 20000 m2
industrial bank, Agency for Installed area 1400 m2
Combating Unemployment, The project didn’t succeed because
and local manufacturers the low income of the employees
The project based In the payment and the energy low prices
in instalment solar thermal sets to
all governmental employees

16. Energy Services & Consulting
Promoting Regulations and Financial Programs
this policy concentrated on the
As a result of the mentioned government subsidy to expand
project NERC suggested a new solar applications, the proposal
policy for solar thermal have been discussing in the
applications in residential sector government for 2 years and it
expected to be adopted soon
The Syrian commercial bank presents soft loans with an interest rate of 2% for SWHs
Some private banks in cooperation with some companies also
offered loans for SWHs (exp. Audi bank in cooperation with Altawfeer Co.

17. Energy Services & Consulting
Conclusion
The vision clarify that the SWHs sector has its all
components, these components needed to be refined,
developed and well directed,
this could achieved by providing a direct support and active
cooperation between all players.

18. Energy Services & Consulting
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