USAID Energy Sector Capacity Building - ESCB

USAID Energy Sector Capacity Building - ESCB USAID funded project working to create a viable environment for energy efficiency in Jordan. Jordan’s energy security is precariously at risk.
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Its energy sector faces higher global oil and gas prices, increased domestic demand, and a changing regional political environment that can no longer subsidize the country’s near-total reliance on energy imports, which in 2012 cost nearly 24% of Jordan’s GDP. Longer-term initiatives, such as increased use of renewable energy and the development of alternative energy supplies, will eventually help

address the supply side of Jordan’s energy equation. However, in the near-term the Jordanian energy sector actors must also address the demand side through improved energy efficiency. To achieve this goal, they must overcome various challenges, including distorted tariffs, a lack of capacity, and a dearth of reliable data to support effective decision-making. USAID’s Energy Sector Capacity Building activity applies a broad, adaptable approach to meet the energy sector's evolving needs. In coordination with other relevant ongoing activities, it works towards:

1. Successful development and adoption of a utilities incentive mechanism to promote energy efficiency, including a robust monitoring, evaluation, and validation system;
2. Increased institutional capacity of the Jordanian energy sector partners including the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Electricity Regulatory Commission, and electricity production, distribution, and transmission companies;
3. Strengthened presence, capacity and regulation of energy services companies through market research, business development services, accreditation of those companies, and the creation of an energy services association; and
4. Flexible response mechanism for emergent energy sector needs and opportunities on a demand-driven basis.

Address

Amman

General information

Our Fact Sheet - https://www.usaid.gov/jordan/energy-resources-management ESCB is a four-year USAID funded project, which started in 2013. We work with Jordanian energy sector partners to cultivate effective policies and decision-making in the energy sector; and to build sustainable institutional and organizational capacity to increase the adoption of energy efficiency technologies and practices. We place a high priority on addressing gender issues in the energy sector, including promotion of women in energy-related careers. ESCB applies a broad, adaptable approach to meet the energy sector's evolving needs, including: 1. Successful development and adoption of a utilities incentive mechanism to promote energy efficiency, including a robust monitoring, evaluation, and validation system; 2. Increased institutional capacity of the Jordanian energy sector partners including the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Electricity Regulatory Commission, and electricity production, distribution, and transmission companies; 3. Strengthened presence, capacity and regulation of energy services companies through market research, business development services, accreditation of those companies, and the creation of an energy services association; and 4. Flexible response mechanism for emergent energy sector needs and opportunities on a demand-driven basis.

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 16:00
Thursday 09:00 - 16:00
Sunday 09:00 - 16:00

Telephone

+962 6 5622853

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