Slide 1

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 2

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 3

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 4

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 5

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 6

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 7

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 8

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 9

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 10

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 11

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 12

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 13

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 14

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 15

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 16

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 17

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 18

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 19

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 20

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 21

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 22

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 23

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 24

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!


Slide 25

Amani Al-AZZAM
NEPCO
Energy Forum
Muscat-Oman
19-21/May/2015

Electricity Sector
Policy Maker

Regulator

Ministry of Energy &
Mineral Resources
Electricity Regulatory
Commission

CEGCO
Generation &

Power
Producers

SEPGCO
IPPS

Interconnection
REN IPP’s
Transmission

NEPCO
JEPCO

Distribution

IDECO
EDCO

National Electric Power Company
Single Buyer Model
Fuel cost
(Pass through)

Fuel

Generation
Companies

Renewable
Projects

PPAs
TCAs

Electrical
Interconnection

PPAs
TCAs

NEPCO (System Operator)
Distribution
Companies
Regulated Tariff (EMRC)

Principal
Consumers

•

•

Jordan, like many other countries
in the Middle East has experienced
a significant increase of both peak
load and annual electricity
demand within the last decade due
to a strong growth of economy and
population.
The peak load of Jordan’s
electrical system has more than
doubled from year 2000 to 2013 ,
which is equivalent to an average
growth rate of 8% per year.
The electricity generated per year
increased within the same time
frame.

6000
5000
4000

MW

•

3000
2000
1000
0

2540

1160

4040
3600 3810
3370
2970 3170

4280

4540

4810

5100

•

•

The observed strong
escalation of both peak
load and generated
electricity demand will
continue in the coming
years.
Jordan’s peak load in
2022 will be in the range
of 5000 MW with
average growth rate of
7% per year for the next
10 years.

Jordan Power System (2014)
Peak Load: 3160 MW (2014L2015 Winter Load)
Local Generated Energy: 18269 GWh
Imported Energy : 435 GWh
Exported Energy : 64 GWh
Installed Capacity: 4000 MW

Transmission Lines Length: 4520 Km.circuit
Main Substations Capacity: 11905 MVA

Electrification Rate: 100%

Network Length
(Km/Circuit)
132KV Lines: 3103
132KV Cables: 97
400KV: 904

•

•

•

Jordan imports more that 97% of its energy
needs, which accounts for about 20% of total
GDP.
Electricity sector consumes 42% of total
consumed energy.
The Jordanian government is facing a fiscal
crisis – due to shortage in supplying a gas from
Egypt- as it subsidizes more than half the cost
of electricity to consumers

Generation Units
Fuel

Efficiency

Steam

650

NG/HFO

33%

Steam

180

HFO

28%

CC

2060

NG/LFO

45-48%

GT

265

NG/LFO

30%

GT
IPP3-DE
(2014)

150

LFO

24%

573

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

IPP4-DE
(2014)

241

HFO/NG/LFO

42-44%

Total

4000

Existing
2015

Tech.

Capacity
(MW)

Generation Units

OS/ST
(2018)

Fuel

Efficiency

70

NG/LFO

45-48%

485
470

NG/LFO 45-48%
OIL SHALE
(DB)
----

Committed

Tech.
CCGT/ST
(2018)
CCGT
(2017l2018)

Capacity
(MW)

•

Renewable energy can
contribute to Jordan’s
security of supply and
reduction of energy
imports :



High solar index



High Wind speed



Extensive land areas
that can be used for large
solar and wind energy at
small cost.

Committed Projects

Tafila 117 MW
King Hussain 65 MW
Rajif 83 MW
Fujaij 90 MW
Kospo 50 MW
Xenel 50 MW
Delenove 45 MW
MDA1 & others 200 MW
PV Quwera 65 MW
North DP2 200 MW

Future Projects

Hareer 100 MW
Fujij2 100MW
Fujij3 50 MW
Waqas 50MW
Rweshed 50 MW

MDA2 450MW
Mafraq 100 MW

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

Why Combustion Engine?
Very high
Fuel
Efficiency

More
fuel
efficient
than
OCGT

Load
reduction
without
Eff.
reduction

Operational
Flexibility

Fast
Start up

Multi-fuel
operation

multi-fuel operation (either
gas or other
liquid fuels including light
and heavy fuel oils)

Same
as
CC

Does not have
penalties for
start/stops

*Flexible energy for efficient and cost effective integration of
renewables in power systems, Wartsilla white paper 2013

2500
IPP4

2500

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2000
AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)
RESHA (OCGT)

2000

SAMRA (OCGT)
1500

1500

IPP4
IPP3

REHAB (OCGT)

OCGT

REHAB(CCGT)

1000
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

CCGT
Steam

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)
500

500

ZERQA
Aqaba thermal (TH)
Aqaba thermal (GN)

Jan – June,2014 ( Before ICEs plants installed):
All plants are cycling with low efficiency (suboptimal)

0

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

Jan
Jan
Feb
Mar
Mar
Apr
May
May
Jun
Jul
Jul
Aug
Sep
Sep
Oct
Nov
Nov
Dec

0

July – Dec,2014 (After 850 MW ICEs plants installed):
Steam plants and CCGT plants provide stable base load
with optimized efficiency
Engine plants provide load following capacity with high
efficiency

Cycling of CCGT plants
2500

Feb - 2014

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2500

Feb - 2014

RESHA (OCGT)

2000
REHAB (OCGT)

1500
1000
500

SAMRA (OCGT)

1500

Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

1000

REHAB(CCGT)

CCGT
Steam

500

SAMRA(CCGT)
Amman Ex (IPP1-CCGT)

0

IPP4

3000

AMN ASIA (IPP3)

2500

2000

AMMAN SOUTH(OCGTDiesel)

2000

1500

RESHA (OCGT)

1000

REHAB (OCGT)

500

SAMRA (OCGT)

No Cycling of CCGT plants.
ICE provide load following.

IPP4
IPP3

1500

OCGT
1000

Steam
CCGT

500
REHAB(CCGT)

23:00

21:00

19:00

17:00

15:00

13:00

11:00

9:00

7:00

0
Al Qatraneh (CCGT-IPP2)

5:00

0

Nov- 2014

3:00

2500

Nov- 2014

1:00

0

3000

OCGT

90%

84%

80%

80%

69%

70%

63%

60%
49%

50%

42%

40%

39%

32%

30%
20%
10%
0%

69%

13%

15%

IPP3

IPP4

15%

3% 4%1%
0%0% 0%0% 0%0% 1%

• High Efficiency
• Flexible Capacity
• Load factor varies from 0-100%

62%
57%

The unpredictability of RE energy
sources creates reliability
challenges for utilities seeking to
balance power supply and
demand across centralized grid
networks.
Stand by to balance the system

Maintain reserves that
stand ready to provide
additional
Power when RE produce less
Energy than predicted
(10-15 minutes)

The availability of dispatchable
Load to “soak up” excess
power
when RE generate more energy
than predicted

•

•

•

•

•

Around 2000 MW renewable energy will be added
to the Jordan grid by 2020. Operating reserves
need to be even more high to manage the grid
disturbances caused by intermittent generation.
IPP3 & IPP4 power plants will be required to
cover the widening gap between the demand and
supply and to provide reasonable operational
reserves.
More-over the required fuel to power IPP 3 & 4
will be less in comparison to the other power
plants in Jordan
IPP3 & 4 are a form of highly flexible and
efficient power plants. These power plants will
provide provision of flexibility in Jordan to
manage the grid disturbances.
Additional capacity should be in the form of
flexible, efficient, modular plants so as to balance
RE intermittency and to provide operating
reserves.

Thank you!