Palestine EK Power Storage

Can solar energy be used for different applications in Palestine?

These values are encouraging to exploit the solar energy for different applications. This study highlights that the main renewable energy sources in Palestine are solar energy, wind energy and biomass, thereby the energy dependence on neighbouring countries may significantly decrease, when Palestine uses the available renewable energy sources.

Is the energy sector in Palestine a unique situation?

The energy sector, specifically electricity in the State of Palestine, is in a unique situation.

How to reduce energy consumption in Palestine?

Recently, after the evolution of increasing oil prices, energy has become another major challenge to sustainable development for Palestinian . Thus, the other main goal to achieve is to reduce the energy consumption in Palestine, these can be done by the development of a clear energy conservation and regulation policy .

Does Palestine have a high solar energy potential?

By the other hand, Palestine has a high solar energy potential about 3000 sunshine hours per year with a solar radiation (kW h/m /day) for year 2013 of 8.27 in Ramallah, 7.51 in Hebron, 6.86 in Salfeet and 6.15 in Tubas. These values are encouraging to exploit the solar energy for different applications.

What is the energy policy in Palestine?

The national and comprehensive energy policy is still not clear, weak and fragmented institutional framework and the incomplete framework of Palestine. RE market is strongly affected by the political stability in the region, and the economic situation of the people rises the demand on energy and availability of indigenous resources.

Why is energy demand so high in Palestine?

In addition high growth of population, increasing living standards and rapid growth of industrial have led to tremendous energy demand in Palestine in recent years. The total energy consumption per habitant in Palestine is the lowest in the region (0.79 MW h/inhabitant) and costs more than anywhere else in the Middle East countries.