Evaluation of critical success factors for implementing the renewable energy and efficiency energy strategic plans in Palestine رسالة ماجستير

Abstract

This research aims to identify the critical success factors that contribute to the successful implementation of strategic plans for energy efficiency and renewable energy in Palestine. The six highest critical success factors (CSF) were identified and arranged from the highest to the lowest impact, t An applied descriptive and analytical methods were adopted, where semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 key decision makers in the energy field (government, private, academic, and advisory sectors). The study tool had proved its credibility and reliability. The findings showed that there are many factors that affect the implementation of strategic plans for the renewable energy sector and energy efficiency in Palestine. More specifically, in the strategic plans for energy efficiency, the most influential factors were found to be legislation related to the energy audit system, Energy Service Companies (ESCOs), public awareness of rational use of energy, environmental protection and green house gases (GHG) emission mitigation, tax exemptions on energy efficiency goods and projects, a mechanism to facilitate bank financing related to energy efficiency improvement projects, reliable and energy efficient technologies in the Palestinian market. Also, the findings showed that the highest effect of legislation is related to the energy audit system on tax exemptions on energy efficiency goods and projects. Then came the effect of tax exemptions on energy efficiency goods and projects on energy service companies (ESCOs). Likewise, the effect of the mechanism to facilitate bank financing is related to energy efficiency improvement projects on energy service companies (ESCOs). VI As for the strategic plans for renewable energy, the highest factors affecting the success of implementing the plans were found to be legislations related to renewable energy projects, electrical power distribution network and local connection points including demand, political stability and administrative classification of lands (A, B, C), a mechanism to facilitate bank financing related to renewable energy projects, public awareness of rational use of energy, environmental protection and GHG emission mitigation, a clear and realistic national energy policy. Finally, the research findings showed also that the highest effect is the effect of political stability and administrative classification of lands (A, B, C) on legislations related to renewable energy projects, and the effect of the political stability and administrative classification of lands (A, B, C) projects on the mechanism to facilitate bank financing related to renewable energy.