Securing Energy for Development in West Bank and Gaza : Summary Report
The Palestinian Territories face significant energy security challenges, already severe in Gaza, but also emerging in the West Bank.The Palestinian Territories rely primarily on Israeli imports to meet its electricity needs.The only large scale gen...
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okr-10986-280932017-12-14T08:51:50Z Securing Energy for Development in West Bank and Gaza : Summary Report Energy Sector Management Assistance Program ENERGY ENERGY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY GAS SOLAR ENERGY FINANCE The Palestinian Territories face significant energy security challenges, already severe in Gaza, but also emerging in the West Bank.The Palestinian Territories rely primarily on Israeli imports to meet its electricity needs.The only large scale generation capacity in the Palestinian Territories is the troubled Gaza Power Plant.The Palestinian electricity sector has undergone a number of institutional reforms, which still require further consolidation.Measures to improve energy efficiency can also make a valuable contribution to energy security going forward. Palestine’s existing National Energy Efficiency Action Plan aims to make savings equivalent to one percentage point of energy consumption annually through to 2020, focusing primarily on reducing electricity consumption by improving the energy efficiency of residential buildings. A much more ambitious action plan is under consideration by the Palestinian Energy and National Resources Authority for 2020-2030, and aims to save 5 percent of the energy consumption anticipated during that period. The new strategy encompasses high impact energy efficient appliances (such as heaters, fridges and air conditioners), further tightening of efficiency standards for buildings, and smart grid infrastructure to allow consumers to participate in the energy market as demand response. Investments to improve energy efficiency are proven to be much more cost-effective than expanding power generation capacity. 2017-08-29T21:32:06Z 2017-08-29T21:32:06Z 2017-06-13 Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28093 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa West Bank and Gaza |
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The Palestinian Territories face
significant energy security challenges, already severe in
Gaza, but also emerging in the West Bank.The Palestinian
Territories rely primarily on Israeli imports to meet its
electricity needs.The only large scale generation capacity
in the Palestinian Territories is the troubled Gaza Power
Plant.The Palestinian electricity sector has undergone a
number of institutional reforms, which still require further
consolidation.Measures to improve energy efficiency can also
make a valuable contribution to energy security going
forward. Palestine’s existing National Energy Efficiency
Action Plan aims to make savings equivalent to one
percentage point of energy consumption annually through to
2020, focusing primarily on reducing electricity consumption
by improving the energy efficiency of residential buildings.
A much more ambitious action plan is under consideration by
the Palestinian Energy and National Resources Authority for
2020-2030, and aims to save 5 percent of the energy
consumption anticipated during that period. The new strategy
encompasses high impact energy efficient appliances (such as
heaters, fridges and air conditioners), further tightening
of efficiency standards for buildings, and smart grid
infrastructure to allow consumers to participate in the
energy market as demand response. Investments to improve
energy efficiency are proven to be much more cost-effective
than expanding power generation capacity. |
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Securing Energy for Development in West Bank and Gaza : Summary Report |
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Securing Energy for Development in West Bank and Gaza : Summary Report |
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Securing Energy for Development in West Bank and Gaza : Summary Report |
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Securing Energy for Development in West Bank and Gaza : Summary Report |
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Securing Energy for Development in West Bank and Gaza : Summary Report |
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securing energy for development in west bank and gaza : summary report |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2017 |
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