Energy in Jordan - Quiz
  • 1. How many main stages structure Jordan's electricity sector?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Five
D) Four
  • 2. Which company is primarily responsible for electricity generation alongside AES Jordan and IPPs?
A) CEGCO
B) JEPCO
C) EMRC
D) NEPCO
  • 3. What does NEPCO stand for in the context of Jordan's electricity sector?
A) National Electric Power Company
B) Northern Electricity Power Corporation
C) National Energy Production Company
D) New Electricity Power Consortium
  • 4. What is the primary responsibility of NEPCO?
A) Regulating mining licenses
B) Extracting fossil fuels
C) Retail electricity distribution to homes
D) Managing the national grid, transmission, and wholesale purchases
  • 5. Which organization grants operating licenses to the regional electricity distribution companies?
A) Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission
B) Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
C) National Electric Power Company
D) Central Electricity Generating Company
  • 6. Which company holds the oldest electricity concession in Jordan?
A) EDCO
B) IDECO
C) JEPCO
D) CEGCO
  • 7. Who founded the Jordan Electric Power Company (JEPCO)?
A) Tajah Al-Din
B) Ali Al-Hussein
C) Abdullah II
D) Mohammad Ali Bdeir
  • 8. In what year was JEPCO founded?
A) 1938
B) 1965
C) 1921
D) 1950
  • 9. Which region of Jordan does JEPCO serve?
A) Central region including Amman, Zarqa, Madaba, and Balqa
B) Eastern desert regions only
C) Southern region including Karak, Ma'an, and Aqaba
D) Northern region including Irbid, Ajloun, and Mafraq
  • 10. What does IDECO stand for?
A) Jordan District Electricity Cooperative
B) Independent Distribution and Electricity Company
C) Irbid District Electricity Company
D) International District Energy Corporation
  • 11. Which region does IDECO operate in?
A) Southern Jordan
B) Western Jordan
C) Central Jordan
D) Northern Jordan
  • 12. Which cities or governorates are covered by IDECO?
A) Jerash, Tafilah, and Salt
B) Karak, Ma'an, and Aqaba
C) Amman, Zarqa, and Madaba
D) Irbid, Ajloun, and Mafraq
  • 13. What does EDCO stand for?
A) Electricity Distribution Company
B) East District Company
C) Eastern Distribution Consortium
D) Energy Development Corporation
  • 14. Which region does EDCO serve?
A) Central regions
B) Northern regions
C) Capital region
D) Southern regions
  • 15. Which southern areas are covered by EDCO?
A) Irbid, Ajloun, and Mafraq
B) Amman, Zarqa, and Balqa
C) Karak, Ma'an, and Aqaba
D) Jerash and Madaba
  • 16. Where do JEPCO, IDECO, and EDCO purchase their electricity in bulk?
A) NEPCO
B) AES Jordan
C) EMRC
D) CEGCO
  • 17. What is CEGCO an acronym for?
A) Commercial Electric Grid Corporation
B) Civil Electricity and Gas Company
C) Central Electricity Generating Company
D) Cooperative Energy Generation Company
  • 18. What is the tripartite system of Jordan's power infrastructure composed of?
A) Extraction, refining, and export
B) Generation, storage, and consumption
C) Generation, transmission, and regional distribution
D) Regulation, taxation, and distribution
  • 19. What does the backbone of Jordan’s power infrastructure facilitate?
A) Abolishment of the regulatory commission
B) Privatization of all water resources
C) Export of surplus petroleum
D) Integration of renewable energy into the national grid
  • 20. What percentage of Jordan's electricity generation needs was supplied by the Arab Gas Pipeline from 2011 to 2014?
A) 92.3%
B) 51%
C) 88%
D) 10%
  • 21. What was Jordan's primary energy use per million persons in 2009?
A) 15 TWh
B) 14 TWh
C) 82 TWh
D) 87 TWh
  • 22. What was Jordan's total primary energy use in 2008?
A) 15 TWh
B) 87 TWh
C) 82 TWh
D) 14 TWh
  • 23. What percentage of the total energy supply in 2021 was oil?
A) 8%
B) 51%
C) 38%
D) 3%
  • 24. What percentage of the total energy supply in 2021 was gas?
A) 51%
B) 38%
C) 3%
D) 8%
  • 25. What percentage of the total energy supply in 2021 was renewables?
A) 3%
B) 38%
C) 8%
D) 10%
  • 26. What percentage of final energy consumption did modern renewables make up in 2020?
A) 10%
B) 3%
C) 7%
D) 20%
  • 27. On what date was Law No. 13 enacted to elevate Jordan's renewable energy share?
A) August 2003
B) April 12, 2012
C) In 2011
D) May 2001
  • 28. What renewable energy share did Law No. 13 aim to reach by 2015?
A) 10%
B) 20%
C) 8%
D) 7%
  • 29. What target contribution to Jordan's energy mix did JREEEF aim for by 2020?
A) 50%
B) 10%
C) 20%
D) 7%
  • 30. How many cubic meters of natural gas was Jordan estimated to have in reserves in 2002?
A) 3 billion cubic meters
B) 6 billion cubic meters
C) 1 billion cubic meters
D) 390 million cubic meters
  • 31. Where is Jordan's primary natural gas source located?
A) Sinai
B) Al Arish terminal
C) Al Aqaba
D) Risha gas field
  • 32. How much natural gas did the Egypt-Jordan pipeline supply to Jordan per year approximately?
A) 1 billion cubic meters
B) 3 billion cubic meters
C) 390 million cubic meters
D) 6 billion cubic meters
  • 33. Near which country's border is the Risha gas field located in the eastern desert?
A) Syria
B) Israel
C) Egypt
D) Iraq
  • 34. What percentage of Jordan's electricity is generated by the power plant fueled by the Risha gas field?
A) about 20%
B) about 10%
C) about 88%
D) about 50%
  • 35. In what month and year was a 30-year agreement concluded with Egypt for gas sales?
A) April 2012
B) August 2003
C) In 2013
D) May 2001
  • 36. When did Jordan begin imports of natural gas from Egypt?
A) In 2013
B) August 2003
C) Early 2006
D) May 2001
  • 37. Approximately how far north of Amman is the Rihab power plant located?
A) 30 km
B) 835 meters
C) 70 km
D) 100 km
  • 38. What is the elevation of the Rihab power plant site approximately?
A) 3000 meters above sea level
B) 835 meters above sea level
C) 300 meters above sea level
D) 70 meters above sea level
  • 39. When were gas supplies from Egypt halted due to insurgent activities and domestic shortages?
A) 2017
B) 2020
C) 2003
D) 2013
  • 40. Which factories are supplied by the low-capacity gas pipeline from Israel completed in 2017?
A) Arab Potash factories
B) JREEEF laboratories
C) Rihab power plant
D) NEPCO facilities
  • 41. How many years of renewable energy experience must developers demonstrate under Law No. 13?
A) one year
B) three years
C) five years
D) ten years
  • 42. What percentage of Jordanian territory is underlain by oil shale deposits?
A) Nearly 80%
B) Less than 50%
C) More than 60%
D) About 40%
  • 43. What was the status of Jordan's oil shale industry as of 2011?
A) It was the leading energy source
B) No oil shale industry exists
C) It was being phased out
D) It was fully privatized
  • 44. How many 1,000MW nuclear reactors does Jordan plan to construct by 2022?
A) Four
B) Two
C) One
D) Three
  • 45. What percentage of its energy needs does Jordan plan to get from nuclear energy by 2035?
A) 60%
B) 80%
C) 30%
D) 50%
  • 46. How much biomass does the government look to generate by 2020?
A) 100–150 MW
B) 5–10 MW
C) 30–50 MW
D) 10–20 MW
  • 47. What percentage of households are expected to have solar water heating systems by 2020 according to the Energy Master Plan?
A) 60 percent
B) 15 percent
C) 30 percent
D) 50 percent
  • 48. What capacity was the solar electricity system inaugurated at El Hassan Science City in May 2012?
A) 1000 kW
B) 50 kW
C) 500 kW
D) 280 kW
  • 49. Which company signed a Build-Operate-Maintain contract for the Shams Ma'an Solar PV power plant?
A) Masdar
B) Daewoo Heavy Industries
C) First Solar
D) Rosatom
  • 50. How many mosques in Jordan were planned to be fitted with solar panels as announced in February 2015?
A) 1000
B) 500
C) 10000
D) 6000
  • 51. Where was Jordan's first solar-powered charging station for electric cars located?
A) Aqaba
B) Ma'an
C) El Hassan Science City
D) Amman
  • 52. Which company signed a power purchase agreement in October 2016 to build the Baynouna Solar Power Plant?
A) Masdar
B) Daewoo
C) First Solar
D) JAEC
  • 53. What is the capacity of the Baynouna Solar Power Plant?
A) 5 MW
B) 52.5 MW
C) 200 MW
D) 280 kW
  • 54. How many local households does the Baynouna Solar Power Plant deliver power needs to?
A) 50,000
B) 10,000
C) 300,000
D) 160,000
  • 55. How many wind turbines are at the Ibrahimyah plant?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 83
D) 5
  • 56. How much energy does the Tafila Wind Farm produce annually?
A) 390 gigawatt-hours
B) 83 gigawatt-hours
C) 80 gigawatt-hours
D) 117 gigawatt-hours
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