Electricity audit for the household sector of the capital city of Jordan, Amman

Electricity generation in Jordan is among the largest sectors of energy con sumption of primary energy. The electricity audit at hand is a case study w ith the objective of identifying the major areas of electricity consumption of the different income groups of the population of Amman. The approach us ed in the case study can also be useful to other developing countries. Comf ort conditioning (26%), food reservation (19.1%), illumination (19%), and w ater heating (13.1%) are found to be the leading sectors of electricity con sumption. The potential of benefitting from available renewable energy reso urces to alleviate electricity consumption is discussed. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.