General Electricity Law No 64 of 2003
Category: Legislative
Document Type: Law
Role: Main
Jordan's 2003 General Electricity Law Establishes Regulatory Framework and Prioritizes Energy Efficiency.
Temporary Law No. (64) for the Year 2003, known as the General Electricity Law, serves as the foundational regulatory framework governing the generation, distribution, and sale of electricity within the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. While the law itself does not explicitly name climate change as an objective, updates, particularly the 2003 version, incorporate provisions directly relevant to climate action. The law declares energy efficiency a national priority. It grants specific authority to the Electricity Sector Regulatory Commission (ESRC) to implement measures promoting efficiency. This includes the power to provide unspecified incentives to encourage improved technological efficiency within the sector and to collaborate with the Standards and Meteorology Corporation in regulating efficiency standards for electric devices. Previous additions to the law in 2002 facilitated private sector participation by allowing private energy companies access to the national electricity grids. These 2002 provisions also established guidelines for renewable energy projects, outlining different procurement processes based on project size: large-scale projects (above 5MW) were initially subject to competitive tendering (though this is noted as potentially superseded by subsequent renewable energy legislation), small-scale projects (below 5MW) were handled through direct negotiations, and very small-scale projects (below 1MW) were permitted for auto-generation with electricity purchase limited to periods of peak demand. The law defines key terms within the sector, including Generation, Auto-Generation, Independent Power Producer, Power Station, Transmission, Transmission System, Distribution, Distribution System, Supply, and Bulk Supply. The Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources and the ESRC are the primary institutions involved in its implementation and oversight. The law applies to all entities involved in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity in Jordan, including private companies and consumers (through efficiency standards). No specific deadlines or compliance dates are mentioned within the provided text or summary.
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Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (Unofficial Translation) We Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, pursuant to paragraph (1) of Article (94) of the Constitution and based on what the Council of Ministers has decided, approve pursuant to Article (31) of the Constitution the following temporary law, and order to have it issued and provisionally enforced and added to the laws of the state on the basis that it shall be presented to the Parliament in its first meeting:- Temporary Law No. (64) for the Year 2003 General Electricity Law Article (1): This Law shall be called (the General Electricity Law for the year 2002) and shall be put into effect as of the day of its publication in the Official Gazette. Definitions Article (2): The following words and phrases, wherever mentioned in this Law, shall have the meanings assigned to them hereunder unless the context provides otherwise: THE MINISTRY: The Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources. THE MINISTER: The Minister of Energy & Mineral Resources. THE SECTOR: The electric power sector of the Kingdom THE COMMISSION: The Electricity Sector Regulatory Commission. THE COUNCIL: The Council of Commissioners. CHIEF COMMISSIONER: The Chairman of the Council. THE COMMISSIONER: The member of the Council. GENERATION: The production of electric power. AUTO-GENERATION: The generation of electric power from a power station not connected to the transmissions system for the purposes of consumption by the generator who undertakes such kind of generation and not for sale to third parties. INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER: A non-governmental entity, which establishes a power, station to sell electric power. POWER STATION: Any station comprising of one or more units for generation of electric power including lands, buildings and installations used for such purpose. TRANSMISSION: The transmission of electric power over a transmission system. TRANSMISSION SYSTEM: A system consisting of high voltage electric lines having design voltage above 33kV, for the purpose of transmission of electric power from a power station to a substation or to another power station or between two sub-stations or to any external interconnection, and includes all bays and equipments of design voltage of above 33kV used for interconnection with the distribution system or a power station. DISTRUBUTION:The conveyance and distribution of electric power over a distribution system. DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM: A system consisting of cables, overhead lines, electrical plant and apparatus, having design voltage of 33 kV or lower, used for the distribution of electric
Tags: Electricity, Energy, Energy Demand, Energy Efficiency, Incentive, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements, Policy, Regulation, Renewable Energy, Update
Sector: Energy