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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Development Plan (2011-2030)

2011PolicyMitigationMore details
Sectors: Buildings, Energy, Water

The main objective of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Development Plan (2011-2030) is to expand usage of renewable energies and to diversify energy sources in the country. The plan recognises solar energy a primary renewable technology to be developed, while noting that the potential for wind, biomass, geothermal and hydropower energy is comparatively small. The Plan forecasts a 37% increase in total national electricity production by 2030 due to solar electricity production. The Plan's renewable energy goals are:

  • To install 22,000MW of power generating capacity from renewable sources between 2011 and 2030 (of which 12,000MW for internal usage and 10,000MW for export)
  • To meet 20% of electricity generation from renewables by 2030
  • For renewable energy development to drive sustainable economic development, to increase energy security supply, and to create jobs

The Development Plan has three stages:

  1. 2011 - 2013: pilot projects and testing period for various technologies with a goal to install 110MW of RE power capacity
  2. 2014 - 2015: beginning of the deployment programme. Installed RE power capacity to reach 650 MW by the end of this period
  3. 2016 - 2020: large scale REs plants deployment. Installed power capacity to reach about 2600 MW the end of this phase

The Plan aims to increase energy efficiency through a number of avenues: 1) improvement of heat insulation of buildings 2) development of solar water heating; promotion of co-generation 3) promotion of LPG and natural gas fuels 4) developing solar cooling systems 5) converting simply cycle power plants to combined cycle power plants, where possible 6) desalinating brackish water using renewable energy 7) substituting all mercury lamps with sodium lamps and promoting the use of low-energy lamps

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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Development Plan
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  • To install 22,000MW of power generating capacity from renewable sources between 2011 and 2030 (of which 12,000MW for internal usage and 10,000MW for export), meeting 20% of electricity generation from renewables by 2030Energy: Renewable Energy · Target year: 2030
  • Solar to reach 37% of national power supply by 2030Energy: Renewable Energy: Solar · Target year: 2030
  • Wind to reach 3% of national power supply by 2030Energy: Renewable Energy: Wind · Target year: 2030
  • Objectives of installed renewable energy power in 2013 (110 MW), 2015 (650 MW), 2020 (2 600 MW and potential for exportations fo 2 000 MW), 2030 (120 000 MW and 10 000 MW for exports)Energy: Renewable Energy · Target year: 2030
  • Wind farms to be installed: 10 MW in 2013, 2x20 MW in 2015, total of 1700 MW in 2030Energy: Renewable Energy: Wind · Target year: 2030

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