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- TitleDecentralized solar in Jordan : streamlining administrative procedures to maximize socio-economic benefits : report to the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
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Thanks to improved and more affordable solar PV technologies, decreasing costs, and an enabling environment created by the government, solar has been successfully deployed in Jordan during the last years, in the form of both distributed and utility-scale solar installations. The share of electricity generated from renewable sources reached 11% in June 2019, as reported by the Ministry of Energy[1] This also generated significant economic value in Jordan; according to the government a total of $4 billion of foreign investment will have been attracted to the country thanks to renewable energies by 2020.[2] Yet, decentralized solar installed on rooftops of households, businesses, public spaces, or small parcels of land, remains an untapped potential despite its many benefits and advantages: Experiences and studies show that decentralized solar brings many benefits, including: • Decentralized solar has the potential to support an easy and fast deployment of renewables in Jordan. Decentralized solar also comes with socio-economic benefits at society level. • Finally, decentralized solar has many benefits from a grid perspective. A one-stop-shop online application system • Transparency in application-related approvals, applying entities, granted capacities and open slots on the grid • Simplified application procedures for small and zero-feed-in systems • Inclusion of all the procedures, entities and costs which an applicant is expected to go through within the EMRC guidelines • A unified practical implementation and interpretation of legislative stipulations with clear and reasonable deadlines • Coordination with other entities and reduction of the amount of permits needed 1-Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (2019), statements by the minister: http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/jordan-targets-20-power-renewables-2020-%E2%80%94-zawati 2-Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (2018), statements by the minister: http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/renewable-energy-investments-jordan-reach-4-billion-2020-%E2%80%94-zawati