Economic Assessment of PV Investments in Jordan

  • Ghussain L
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Abstract

Energy has been considered as one of the most important merchandises for the countries as it is related to the prosperity and the development of the countries. Nowadays, the investment in renewable energy resources became an attractive option with bright and optimistic future of such investment. Jordan is a Mediterranean country that has high protentional of renewable energy resources especially solar resources which makes the investment in solar projects in Jordan attractive in the presence of supportive governmental regulations. This study aims to assess the economics of PV power plant investments in different regions in Jordan in order to specify the best regions for such investment. The results indicate that the investment in PV projects is profitable in all the regions where Ma'an is the best region in Jordan for PV projects with NPV of 1531.7 USD/KWp and LCOE of 0.0916 USD/KWh.

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Ghussain, L. A. (2017). Economic Assessment of PV Investments in Jordan. Innovative Energy & Research, 06(02). https://doi.org/10.4172/2576-1463.1000159

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