European Union
EU support to the Energy sector
in Jordan

The state of energy in Jordan
96%
energy
import
Diversify
local
sources
High
saving
potential
Rich in
RE
A political
will

EU vision

The state of energy in Europe
Energy
Union
Strategy
Integrated
energy
market
Energy
Efficiency
Decarbonise
the
economy

European Union
EU /Jordan Green Energy targets by
2020
Target / Entity Jordan EU
RE 10% 20%
EE 20% 20%
CO2 reduction 4% ? 20%

More
cooperation
on green
sources of
energy
Nuclear
Safety
Cooperation
A long
standing
partnership
The EU-Jordan Energy Cooperation

Energy: a growing focal sector
REEE REEE II
REEE over 5 years
2012 2016
REEE II over 4 years
2019

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Programme REEE
20% Energy
Efficiency
10% Renewable
Energy
Pilot Projects
Codes and
standards
Awareness
Campaign

REEE: 9 Pilot Projects in 6 fields
•Housing and
Schools REEE
solutions
Host
communities
for refugees:
•18 schools in the
Jordan Valley
•Bio-gas project
Education
and Higher
Education:
•15 Mosques
•3 churches
Worship
houses:
•3 public hospitals
•1 private hospital
Health:
•6 public centres for
agriculture
extension services
•Higher Council for
Science and
Technologies
Building
Sector:
•Energy-Water-Food
Nexus
Prospective:

REEE II: A main sector of concentration
REEEII
EUR90Million
Budget Support
€47,5 Million
Regulatory
framework
Project Modality
Complementary
Support
€42,5 Million
EBRD
Technical
Assistance
And more

REEE II – BS: Regulatory and
Strategic framework
RENAP
&
NEEAP
Support their update
More Renewable MW produced and more efficiency
applications
Agency
JREEEF and NERC cooperate…
… And ideally merge into 1 agency
NEPCO Vision beyond 2020
Planning of grid's capacity, quality & extension

REEE II – BS: Electricity Generation
and Saving Capacity
More MW
5-7 MW
installed in
Azraq
More savings
20,000 SWH
installed
And 1000 MW
rooftop PV
installed

REEE II – BS: Construction and
street lighting
20 Audits of
public
buildings
5-10 public
buildings
are
rehabilitated
Street
lighting
needs
assessed in
rural areas
Street
lighting
plans
funded

REEE II - BS: REEE in the Water and
Irrigation Sector
WSP scheme
prepared by
MoE
300 SWP
commissioned
Energy
savings
assessed

REEE II – CS: EBRD
PAGODA
with
EBRD
Budget:
EUR 35
Million
3-5 Water
pumping
stations
(€ 30 M)
GAM
Transfer
Station
(€ 5 M)

REEE II - CS: GoJ, CSOs and Other
• Technical Assistance
• Budget: EUR 4,5 Million
Support to GoJ
• Call for proposals
• Budget: EUR 0,5 Million
Support to CSOs
• Audit (EUR 0,5 Million)
• Communication and Visibility (EUR 0,5 Million)
• Contingencies (EUR 1,5 Million)
Other

Complementary EU support:
• NEPCO Green Corridor project with € 17.7 million
NIF grant on top of the € 116 million loan from
EIB and AFD (started with a feasibility study
worth € 2.35 million
• Support to Syria livelihood initiatives: different
projects on use of REEE applications in host
communities and refugee camps including use of
sludge and organic waste to generate electricity
and compost € 3 million .

Regional EU support:
• Sustainable Urban Demonstration Energy Projects SUDEP:
"Making Sahab city green" is almost complete and the
municipality is the first to join the Covenant of Mayors
from Jordan
• Cleaner Energy saving Mediterranean Cities CESMED:
Aqaba, Kerak and Irbid municipalities are currently
preparing their SEAPs
• Energy Efficiency in the Construction sector MED-ENEC:
Jordan implemented a pilot under the 1st phase in Aqaba
and benefited from the TA in both phases
• SWITH-MED: Jordan benefited to enhance
entrepreneurship in sustainable production and
consumption themes as well as implemented such themes
in 11 industrial facilities
• And many others as well

Two EU instruments pooling resources from IFI’s and
private sector : NIF & EIP
NIF: (since 2008) Mechanism aimed at mobilizing additional
funding to finance capital-intensive infrastructure projects in
EU partner countries covered by the ENP in sectors such as
transport, energy, environment and social development.
EIP: (since 2017) Fosters private sector investments in
partner countries in Africa and the Neighbourhood, by
promoting inclusive growth, job creation and sustainable
development and so tackle some of the root causes of
irregular migration.
=> New guarantee mechanism (EUR 1,5 bn EUR)
=> Blending* (EUR 2,6 bn EUR)
=> TA (to support program preparation & policy reforms)
* Using blending as a tool for EU external cooperation offers various benefits to different stakeholders:
leverage to enhance the impact of EU development assistance and improved aid effectiveness through greater donor, beneficiary and lender
coordination; support to policy reforms; a sustainable and affordable way to tap into significant additional financing for national development
priorities; an increased access to public services, infrastructure and credit to boost socio-economic development ; mitigation of the risks associated
with investing in new markets and sectors

Upcoming EU-funded regional projects
(2018-2019 or 2018-2021):
Grant projects (2018-2019) EU Contribution (EUR)
Support to the cooperation between the Euro-Mediterranean Energy
Regulators (MEDREG)
5 500 000
Support to the cooperation between the Euro-Mediterranean Transmission
System Operators (MED TSO)
Support to the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency
measures in the Southern Neighbourhood region (MEDENER & RCREEE)
Support to regional cooperation towards an integrated gas market in the
Southern Neighbourhood region (OME)
Technical assistance/grant projects (2018-2021)
Support to climate action and its integration into national and urban
development strategies - EU4CLIMATE (Technical assistance)
8 000 000
Supporting participation of Mediterranean Cities in the Covenant of
Mayors initiative (contribution to the European Joint Research Centre)
500 000
Total 14 000 000
20

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