Are natural resources in Jordan really insufficient to be exploited in generating energy? I conducted an initial research on this topic and the outcomes were stunning!
I conducted an initial research on this topic and the outcomes were stunning, at least for me!
Jordan imports 97% of its energy needs. [1] This had been the case for over 5 decades with no significant change. Well, look at this!
The graph in the right created a puzzle for me? Are not fifty years more than enough to cause a change? The graph simply tells us that in 1971 Jordan imported over 99% of its energy needs and this had dropped slightly to 97% [2]. Something must be wrong! No?
I have to be honest. When I first looked at the above graph something inside me grow clueless. This cannot happen over a long period of time. We are talking about decades! Then, I decided to research about the natural reserves that Jordan has which can be exploited to generate energy.
The initial research was encouraging. I came up with a positive impression that Jordan does have enough natural resources, such as sun, wind, and shale oil, that if they are exploited effectively they can help reduce the burden of spending money in importing Jordan’s energy needs. There’s a huge cost associated with the energy that Jordan imports every year which creates a financial burden on the national economy. For example, “Jordan had to spend almost 20% of its GDP on the purchase of energy in 2014.” [3]
References:
[1] “Energy Sector.” http://www.jorelaunched.jo/energy. Jordan Re-launched. Web. 6 July 2018.
[2] “Jordan - Net energy imports.” https://knoema.com/atlas/Jordan/Energy-imports. Knoema.com. Web. 6 July 2018.
[3] Zafar, Salman. “Clean Energy Resources in Jordan.” https://www.ecomena.org/tag/renewable-energy-in-jordan. EcoMena, 12 January 2018. Web. 6 July 2018.
[4] Patel, Sonal. “Jordan Gets 52.5-MW Solar PV Plant.” http://www.powermag.com/jordan-gets-52-5-mw-solar-pv-plant. POWER Magazine, 12 January 2016. Web. 6 July 2018.
nice research