CLIENT
Cowater International Inc. /Global Affairs Canada
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project was aimed at improving skills and employment prospects, particularly for women and youth, in Jordan’s RE sector and strengthening the enabling environment to speed up this sector’s growth. The project activities included: (1) launching an awareness campaign targeting 25,000 people to raise their awareness of RE and EE solutions; (2) strengthening the capacity of women’s organizations and community-based organizations for managing RE and EE initiatives and revenue-generating activities; (3) procuring and installing 22,800 RE and energy-efficient units including PV panels, solar water heaters and energy-saving lights; (4) improving the capacities of Jordan’s Vocational Training Corporation to deliver training in RE and EE; (5) developing the national partners’ capacities to better manage and regulate the sector; and (6) establishing commercial models for the RE regulations by following international best practices. The project was implemented by Cowater in partnership with the Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund (JREEF) supervised by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
faits saillants
Econoler made the following contributions to the initiative:
- Providing technical assistance to JREEF in building sustainable clean energy financing capacities.
- Providing technical assistance to utilities (EDCO and IDECO) in demand-side management (DSM) EE and RE.
- Identifying capacity-building needs and adapted training programs for the utilities to facilitate their involvement in DSM initiatives and help them develop non-regulated activities.
- Identifying ways for community-based organizations to make effective contributions to the implementation mechanism.
Econoler also contributed to this Cowater-led project by supporting the program’s design and identifying the gaps to be filled to ensure effective and efficient collaboration among the different Jordanian stakeholders. Econoler also provided the project with help in trying to achieve the following outcomes: (1) an increase in the use of RE and EE solutions in the Deir Alla and Ajloun region; (2) an increase in employment opportunities for skilled workers in Jordan’s RE and EE sector; and (3) a better enabling environment for fostering the growth of a robust RE sector in Jordan.