Seven Sisters : Accelerating Solar Power Investments

Seven Sisters : Accelerating Solar Power Investments

In the face of high and volatile fossil fuel prices the government of Jordan launched an aggressive national strategy to increase production of privately financed, commercial scale renewable energy. This pivot was initially met with skepticism from...

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Main Author: Pace, Jordan
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
SOLAR ENERGY
ENERGY FINANCE
RENEWABLE ENERGY
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PHOTOVOLTAIC
PROJECT STANDARDIZATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/527941477470988086/Seven-sisters-accelerating-solar-power
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30344
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spelling okr-10986-303442021-05-25T10:54:41Z Seven Sisters : Accelerating Solar Power Investments Pace, Jordan SOLAR ENERGY ENERGY FINANCE RENEWABLE ENERGY PRIVATE INVESTMENT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PHOTOVOLTAIC PROJECT STANDARDIZATION In the face of high and volatile fossil fuel prices the government of Jordan launched an aggressive national strategy to increase production of privately financed, commercial scale renewable energy. This pivot was initially met with skepticism from developers and financiers. Yet by aggregating seven small, individual solar power projects into a single, standardized financing structure, the Seven Sisters, the country was able spread costs, shorten timelines, and ultimately attract the necessary financing and developers to make the effort a reality. 2018-09-05T19:01:56Z 2018-09-05T19:01:56Z 2016-09 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/527941477470988086/Seven-sisters-accelerating-solar-power http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30344 English EMCompass,no. 18; CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo International Finance Corporation International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Middle East and North Africa Jordan
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topic SOLAR ENERGY
ENERGY FINANCE
RENEWABLE ENERGY
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PHOTOVOLTAIC
PROJECT STANDARDIZATION
spellingShingle SOLAR ENERGY
ENERGY FINANCE
RENEWABLE ENERGY
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PHOTOVOLTAIC
PROJECT STANDARDIZATION
Pace, Jordan
Seven Sisters : Accelerating Solar Power Investments
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description In the face of high and volatile fossil fuel prices the government of Jordan launched an aggressive national strategy to increase production of privately financed, commercial scale renewable energy. This pivot was initially met with skepticism from developers and financiers. Yet by aggregating seven small, individual solar power projects into a single, standardized financing structure, the Seven Sisters, the country was able spread costs, shorten timelines, and ultimately attract the necessary financing and developers to make the effort a reality.
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author Pace, Jordan
author_facet Pace, Jordan
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title Seven Sisters : Accelerating Solar Power Investments
title_short Seven Sisters : Accelerating Solar Power Investments
title_full Seven Sisters : Accelerating Solar Power Investments
title_fullStr Seven Sisters : Accelerating Solar Power Investments
title_full_unstemmed Seven Sisters : Accelerating Solar Power Investments
title_sort seven sisters : accelerating solar power investments
publisher International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/527941477470988086/Seven-sisters-accelerating-solar-power
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