The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) organized a national training workshop on the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the implementation of renewable energy projects in rural areas,in Amman,on 3 and 4 June 214. The workshop is one of the activities undertaken within the United Nations Development Account project on Enhancing energy security and improving access to energy services through development of public-private renewable energy partnerships,led by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and jointly implemented by all the United Nations regional commissions.
Seven Jordanian cases of successful PPPs in renewable energy projects were reviewed,with a view to drawing lessons and making recommendations and proposals for future projects. Cases where photovoltaic (PV) cells were used for the production of electricity in Jordanian rural areas were examined during the first day,five of which being projects where the PV system was grid-connected. On the second day,participants went on a field trip to the Dead Sea Panorama Complex,where a PV system with a capacity of 1 kilowatts-peak (kWp) is installed.
The workshop was attended by 24 experts from Jordan and Palestine,who represented the Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources,the National Energy Research Centre in the Royal Scientific Society,and a number of non-governmental organizations,entreprises,universities and research centres in both countries.