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Summary:

• Electricity Regulatory Commission was founded in 2001.
• Organizstion structure: Council of Commissioners, formed by 5 Commissioners (Chairman, Deputy Chairman and three other Commissioners). Each Commissioner is appointed for a 4 years period (except for three Commissioners of the first Council in order to allow overlapping) and may be renewed for one additional 4 year period.
• Number of Commissioner: 5
• Number of staff: 81
• ERC is financing is through License fees approximately 95%, other 5%

Responsibilities (in electricity):

• Issuing of licenses in accordance with the provisions of the GEL
• Establish the methodological basis for computing electric tariffs, subscription fees and connection charges to transmission and distribution systems.
• Approve electric power meters installed by the licensees
• Prescribe directives for inspection and testing of meters.
• Ensure compliance by licensees with the terms of their licenses and other legal requirements, including directives issued.
• Establish the appropriate operating codes and safety, security, and reliability standards and to assess the performance of the licensees.
• Settle disputes arising between the licensees and consumers or between the licensees inter se.
• Issue directives to ensure ERC obtains technical and financial data and any other information to conduct its mandates.
• Prepare draft by-laws relating to the electricity sector.
• Any other issues that the Chief-Commissioner thinks fit to present to the Council.
• Issuing tariffs

Electricity Market Structure

• 2002 General Electricity Law established a Single Buyer Model, allowing for future opening of the market when conditions for proper competition are met.
  • Generation Companies: 4 Companies (CEGCO , SAMRA , AES ( Al Manakher) and QEPCO ). SAMRA currently state owned, CEGCO , AES and QEPCO are private companies.
  • Transmission: A single state owned transmission company (NEPCO). It is also the system operator and is the only bulk supply licensee while single buyer model is in effect.
• Distribution: 3 distribution companies (JEPCO, EDCO and IDECO). JEPCO privately owned. The other two (IDECO and EDCO) have been privatized on 2/07/2008

Natural Gas Market Structure

No Gas Market in Jordan

• Complete the Secondary Regulation documents.
• Issuing the necessary instructions for Renewable Energy.

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1865, Zip Code 11821 Jordan. 
Address: Jordan—Amman, Sweifieh - Building of Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources - 5th & 6th Floors
Tel : (962 6) 5805000; Fax :(962 6) 5805003; 
Internet: www.erc.gov.jo