Executive summary and study report

This prefeasibility study assesses the technical and economic prospects for an oil shale power generation project based on circulating-fluidized bed combustion technology in Jordan. The project would include facilities for: a mine and oil shale processing plant to supply raw oil shale fuel to a Pyroflow boiler plant, a steam turbine electric generation plant with necessary auxiliary equipment, a spent shale ash and overburden disposal system, and necessary on-site and off-site infrastructure. Conceptual designs are presented for three sizes of operations - a 20-MW demonstration plant, a 50-MW prototype plant, and a 400-MW commercial-scale plant. Findings indicate that a commercial-scale plant would be technically and economically viable, providing favorable 25-year cumulative net benefits compared to a new power project fueled with imported coal. No environmental constraints to such a project were identified. The final section of the report outlines an action plan for implementing the project. Volumes II-VI contain 12 appendices on various technical and design aspects of the project.