Mosque Energy Raises Concerns
The article discusses the crisis facing mosques in Jordan concerning the use of solar energy. Previously, mosques benefited from a net metering system that allowed surplus solar energy to be rolled over and accumulated for up to three years, significantly alleviating their electricity bill burdens. However, with the implementation of new regulations after mid-2024, this benefit has been revoked. Mosques are now required to sell the energy they produce at a very low price (around 4-5 piasters per kilowatt-hour), while they purchase electricity from companies at much higher rates (approximately 250 piasters per kilowatt-hour). This situation makes installing solar energy systems for new mosques economically unfeasible, as the payback period for the system’s cost extends to around five years or more, along with maintenance and additional expenses. The article proposes improving the situation by exempting mosques from these restrictions, reducing the feed-in tariff, allowing surplus energy from new mosques, raising the purchase price of electricity, and establishing a support fund from carbon trading projects to back renewable energy initiatives in mosques.
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