"Enabling women in Sustainable Energy Field: A step towards
sustainable communities“ workshop
25 September 2019- Beirut, Lebanon
Women in Energy in Jordan
Challenges, Opportunities and the Way Forward
JREEEF Programs & Schemes
Eng. Lina AL-Mubaideen
JREEEF MEMR -Jordan

National level Facts
 The Jordanian constitution states in article
8(a) of chapter 5 “Jordanian men and women
are equal before the law, with no
discrimination between them in rights and
duties”.
 Article 8(b) of the same chapter adds
“women and men are partners in the growth
and development of the Jordanian society”.
As a small country with a very limited
resources , Jordan comparative
advantage is it’s people
No Sector is more vital to Jordan
Economy than energy sector .

Woman in Energy in Jordan
Why Woman in Energy:
No Sector is more vital to Jordan Economy than
energy sector .
1. Jordan need competent men and women to
address the many challenges in the critical
energy sector in Jordan.
2. women have the right to work , to fulfil their
personal and professional goals.
3. To contribute financially to their families and
Jordan economy .
4. Women make 55% of university students , and
30% od engineering student .
5. only 15% of workforce is female; this low
participation is a lost opportunity for the
economy , and for the critical and vital energy
sector in jordan.

Barriers and Challenges
Several barriers and challenges
to women’s participation in the energy sector :
1. Lack of exposure .
2. Assumption :
did you actually ask women???
3. Fewer Opportunities.
4. Home & Work : women have tow jobs
Energy careers require a great deal of field work and manual labor which
also leads to a gender influenced choice of bachelors’ degree. The overall
low level of women’s participation in the workforce and discrimination
against women in training and advancement opportunities contribute to the
low proportion of female talent in the energy sector.

Barriers and Challenges
5. Hostile Workplace; the work place and the
academic environment ; “ there is no way that
women can do this job”, ; a woman cannot
be a leader because she is to emotional , too
sensitive “, “ I need a man to do this job” .
6. Enforcing Laws : Laws and regulation,
Labor Law : article 72
7. Few Role Models: there are many several
successful women in the energy sector field ,
but they did not have the opportunity to
highlight them or their achievements.
8. Access to Finance.

Opportunities
1. Family Support : Parent’s support and
strong faith in their daughters .
2. Community Support : Spouses , brothers ,
male colleagues.
3. Capacity building : taking the advantage od
any training courses , workshops , field
training .
4. Determination , vocalizing fair , and
challenges , working to develop
confidence .
5. Being a role model .

Opportunities
6. Donor emphasis on women’s leadership
and inclusion .
7. Increases access to finance .
8. Rabid expansion of the renewable energy
and energy efficiency (RE & EE):
9. More opportunities for women in RE & EE
Sector.
10.More Companies have flexible working
hours

The Way Forward
Recommendation
Institutional level :
1. Link gender integration into Energy sector
policies , strategies and plans .
2. Establish a national gender policy : develop ,
publish and share gender policies .
3. Support access to finance .
4. Strengthen academic – private sector dialogue.

The Way Forward
Recommendation
Cultural and social Norms and Atitude change :
1. Reduce cultural biases : not making
assumption.
2. Engage men .
3. Work with the education sector to change
attitudes .
4. Develop and implement comprehensive
comainge covering all segments of society.

Jordan Renewable Energy and
Energy Efficiency Fund
(JREEEF)

Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund
(JREEEF)
Legal Frame Work
Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency Fund (JREEEF) was established
by the Renewable Energy & Energy
Efficiency Law, Law N. (13) of 2012.
JREEEF has been established as an entity
under the Ministry of Energy and mineral
Resources (MEMR).
The basic purpose of JREEEF is provide
the funding necessary for the exploitation
of renewable energy sources and the
rationalization of energy consumption
including small renewable energy
facilities.
The JREEEF Bylaw No. 49 2015
established to ensures effective and
transparent management of the Fund.
Renewable
Energy
Energy Efficiency
Energy
Conservation

Background
 Established under Law No. 13 of 2012, the Renewable Energy and
Energy Efficiency Law
 Management Committee:
 Chaired by H.E. Minister MEMR
 Three representatives of the public sector
 Three representatives of the private sector
 JREEEF bylaw designed to build the credibility of JREEEF
 Reflects extensive consultation with stakeholders
 Ensures effective and transparent management of the Fund
 Approved by the Cabinet and now with the Legislative
Commission

VISION
To make Jordan the recognized regional leader in sustainable
energy implementation
MISSION
To facilitate scaling-up of renewable energy and energy
efficiency to meet the energy needs of Jordan, in accordance
with the National Energy Strategy and National Energy
Efficiency Action Plan.

JREEEF- Energy Sectors
JREEEF has identified the following sectors for financial and technical
assistance to be provided:
Industrial
(SMEs)
Residential
Public
buildings
(municipal
ities …etc)
Service
sector
(hotels,
hospitals)
AgriculturalSchools
1. Households/Residential sector
2. Industrial sector( Small and medium
industries (SMEs).
3. Schools program
4. Service sector (hotels, hospitals, worship
places (Mosques and churches) ……... )
5. Public buildings (schools , ministries ,
municipalities, ….).
6. Agriculture sector

Partners
JREEEF

Energy Sectors
Facts

Energy Sectors
Facts

JREEEF Financial and Technical
Support windows
JREEEF developed a set of financial
and technical support products or
“windows” for the different types
of programs it will implement.
JREEEF has defined the following
windows :
1. Revolving Credit
2. Grants
3. Guarantees
4. Technical support
5. Equity financing
6. awareness campaigns for
renewable energy and energy
efficiency.
Revolving
creditGrant
Guarantees
Equity
financing
Technical
Assistant
Awareness
Campaigns

Residential Sector
programs & incentives
Residential Sector Characteristics
1. Over 90% of the houses are equipped with individual heating
systems
2. In 213, the penetration of air conditioning was 14%, with an
growth of 7 points per year since 2007
3. Almost all windows in Jordan are with single pane
4. Only a very small percentage of homes in Jordan have roof
insulation
5. Wall, roof and window insulation is frequently inadequate in
new buildings which, in conjunction with the increasingly
widespread use of low-efficiency household electrical goods,
wastes a great deal of energy.

50%Gant
1. SWHs interest subsidies , Provide
selective credit and risk
guarantees to banks for loans for
investments in RE and EE projects
Guarantees
30%Grant
2. Roof Top PV
interest subsidies , Provide
selective credit and risk
guarantees to banks for loans for
investments in RE and EE projects
Guarantees
100%Grant3. Lighting (DSM Program
with distribution companies)
TBDTBDinsulation
Program
Financial support
window
Incentives

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Schools heating program & Incentives
JREEEF identified different financial support windows for schools heating
(Royal Initiative) Program:
100 Grant for
conducting energy
audit study and
Feasibility studies for
renewable energy for
each school
100% grant for
schools retrofit
(implementation of
energy efficiency
measures and
installation of ACs for
heating and cooling )
100 % Grant for
installing Roof Top PV
Systems

Industrial sector( Small and medium
industries program (SMEs) & Incentives
JREEEF identified different financial support windows for SMEs Program:
50% Grant for conducting energy
audit study and Feasibility
studies for renewable energy
projectsf or the industrial facility
with a maximum limit 10,000 JD
interest subsidies , Provide
selective credit and risk
guarantees to banks for loans for
investments in RE and EE projects
Training, capacity building and
project appraisal support for
financial institutions
Providing information to bankers
on opportunities and financial
products for RE and EE businesses
Technical assistance and capacity
building for development and
operation ..

( Small and medium Enterprise
program (SMEs) for Hotels &
Incentives
JREEEF identified different financial support windows for SMEs Hotels Program:
100% Grant for
conducting
energy audit
study
Grant 25% -50%
for Energy
Efficiency
Measures
implementation
Technical
assistance and
capacity building
for development
and operation ..

Worships Program (Mosques and
Churches )& Incentives
JREEEF with the Ministry of Awqaf identified the financial
support windows for installation of Roof Top PV :
50%
Mosque
community
committee
25% the
Ministry of
Awqaf
25%
JREEEF

RE and EE Distributed Installations – 2015 to 2020

Awareness campaigns
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JREEEF Gender Policy
Goal and objectives
1. To increase coverage, effectiveness and efficiency of interventions.
2. To promote equity and equality between women and men, throughout the life
course, and ensure that interventions do not promote inequitable gender roles
relations;
3. To support JREEEF staff, volunteers, partners and community on how to
undertake gender-responsive planning, implementation and evaluation of policies,
programs, and projects.
4. To provide a clear vision of gender equality in program work.
5. To outline strategies and approaches to achieve gender sensitivity in
programming;
6. To promote gender balance in JREEEF governance, management, overall
staffing and representation in meetings and training.
7. To promote economic and renewable energy empowerment to enable women
and men to have equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from profitable
economic activities and renewable energy sector opportunities
8. To enable women and men to have equal voice and influence in shaping our
work and policies as an organization and to initiate specific programmes and activities
as implementers.

JREEEF Gender Policy
principles
JREEEF commits itself to the five key principles for mainstreaming and
gender-sensitive programming in their own work:
1. Promote gender balance in staffing and representation Promote gender
equality through gender mainstreaming and rights-based tools at the
program level, for contextual analysis, needs assessments, planning,
implementation and evaluation
2. Promote gender equality in the delivery of the importance of the
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Sector.
3. Promote gender equality in the delivery of the socio-economic
empowerment level

JREEEF Gender Policy
Monitoring and Evaluations the Policy
Keys of the Gender Responsive
Monitoring and Evaluation System:
1-Data disaggregated by sex
2-Qualitative and quantitative gender
indicators
3-Gender training and awareness
4-Training on gender analysis of staff,
managers and policy makers
5-Identify tools and methodologies for
collecting quantitative and qualitative
data
6-Logical thinking
7-Good governance
8-Cost and time

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