The Municipal Solid Waste Story in Jordan: Amman as a Case Study
Rafat AL-WAKED, Yazeed ALASSAF, Yazan RUMMAN
Abstract. Jordan thirst to energy sources to feed its electricity generation powerplant puts sever pressure on its economic growth and sustainability. The 93% of fossil fuel imports creates a stressing need for sustainable and locally-sourced energy alternatives. The current research investigates the feasibility of municipal solid waste (MSW) as a resource for energy production through Waste-to-Energy (WTE) technologies through the assessment of biogases production from organic waste collected between 2003 and 2025. It shows the current MSW management practices employed by the Greater Amman Municipality. (GAM). Results indicate that biogases generated at the Al-Ghabawi landfill has the capacity to produce up to 17.1 megawatts (MW) of electricity. Utilizing leachate recirculation and installing better generators could result in 72% increase in the net power generation potential. This shows the potential of energy recovery from MSW and its role in energy sustainability of Jordan.
Keywords
Waste to Energy, Renewable Energy, Biomass, Municipality Solid Waste
Published online 4/25/2026, 13 pages
Copyright © 2026 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA
Citation: Rafat AL-WAKED, Yazeed ALASSAF, Yazan RUMMAN, The Municipal Solid Waste Story in Jordan: Amman as a Case Study, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 64, pp 1161-1173, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644904091-143
The article was published as article 143 of the book Energy Futures
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