Investing in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Palestinian Territories: Barriers and Opportunities

Table 5

Summarization of answers of public institutions to questions related to the market for electricity production.

Are PPAs in place whereby small RE producers have priority in selling the energy they generate?	(i) 100%: yes
Is there a guarantee for small producers that their energy would be purchased?	(i) If the PPA is signed, the developers have the priority to sell all the energy they produce, and they have a guarantee from PETL and DisCos
Is competitive bidding for the production of RE usually practiced?	(i) Competitive bedding is not practiced in PT yet; (ii) The International Finance Corporation (IFC) with PENRA is preparing all the documents related to the competitive procedure; (iii) 2020 faced the first phase of competitive bedding up to 30 MW
In general, to increase the share of RE, which type of producers should be supported the most: large scale or small scale?	(i) The PPA is in force, and it depends on the capacity; (ii) If the power station capacity is greater than 1 MW, the PPA is signed between the developer and PETL; (iii) The PPA is signed between the developer and DisCos or the village council if the capacity is less than 1 MW
Other comments. Please comment on any questions you feel are important.	(i) Large power stations require large land areas, available in Areas B and C, but those areas are under full control of Israelis; thus, a complicated procedure is necessary to implement large power stations; (ii) Small power stations require a small area, which is available on the rooftops and in Areas A, B, and C. The high price of land in PT in general—and particularly in Area A—is another element in favor of small-scale power stations