Title page
Contents
Summary 4
01. Introduction 6
02. The impacts of regional and global turmoil on energy costs 9
03. A humanitarian approach to public buildings 14
04. Barriers to scale-up 23
05. Humanitarian activities in Jordan's schools 27
06. Opportunities for upgrading hospitals 33
07. Recommendations and conclusion 45
Acknowledgments 52
About the authors 53
Table 1. Jordan's electricity tariff: Selected consumer comparisons 12
Table 2. Summary of projects addressing energy needs in Jordan's public buildings 17
Table 3. Timeline of RE4R-NRC Solar for Schools interventions 29
Table 4. Khawla bin Al-Azwar mixed primary school energy efficiency audit results 31
Figure 1. Diesel cost for selected Ministry of Health hospitals (2016-20) 12
Figure 2. Electricity cost for selected Ministry of Health hospitals (2016-20) 13
Figure 3. An example of savings achieved from solar PV on 23 schools in Irbid 20
Figure 4. Ramtha and Jerash hospital profiles 37
Figure 5. How energy upgrades could help meet healthcare priorities 43
Boxes
Box 1. Members of the Inter-Ministry Committee on Scaling up Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for Municipal Buildings in Jordan 8
Box 2. Jordan Response Plan for the Syria Crisis 15
Box 3. Strengthening the role of places of worship in the green economy 21
Box 4. The Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings project 22
Box 5. Setting the right incentives for government agencies 46
Box 6. Enabling finance contracts 47