Experience

Odeh Group is a group company with high level engineers and consultants who have expertise in bringing solar, energy storage and energy efficiency projects from concept to completion. We are dedicated to providing high quality solutions in the energy field to assure added value measures and mitigate risks of the projects.

Odeh Group has been established in 2005 and is led by Dr. Ibrahim Odeh as principal consultant. Dr Odeh brings over a three decades of robust project experience in development, management and engineering for projects worth US$ hundreds of millions and has directly overseen the development, engineering, management, construction, and commissioning of many of operational commercial and utility scale solar PV projects.

Sample projects

Location	Field	Partners/Clients and Sponsors	Role	Description
Egypt	Solar PV project – One year Project	ILF Engineering- Germany NREA – Egypt government TSK as main EPC contractor – Spain and other subcontractors	Owner Engineering	Project: Kom Ombo: 26 MWp Owner: NREA – Egypt governmental project Scope: Full supervision on the main EPC contractor TSK and other subcontractors
Egypt	Solar PV project One year Project	DNVGL Enerray - Maccaferri Industrial Group ARC S.A.E	Owner Engineering	Projects: ARC 63 MWp Scope: Full supervision on the main EPC contractor Enerray - Maccaferri Industrial Group and other subcontractors
Egypt	Solar PV project One year Project	DNVGL Enerray - Maccaferri Industrial Group Arinna Solar Power S.A.E	Owner Engineering	Arina: 26 MWp Scope: Full supervision on the main EPC contractor Enerray - Maccaferri Industrial Group and other subcontractors
Egypt	Solar PV project One year Project	DNVGL Enerray - Maccaferri Industrial Group and other subcontractors Winnergy S.A.E	Owner Engineering	Winnergy: 26 MWp Scope: Full supervision on the main EPC contractor Enerray - Maccaferri Industrial Group and other subcontractors
Egypt	Solar PV project One year Project	ILF Engineering- Germany IBvogt and other subcontractors Phoenix	Owner Engineering	Phoenix 63 MWp Scope: Full supervision on the main EPC contractor IBvogt and other subcontractors
Jordan	10 Years Long term Solar PV	Private sector	Consultant	Over 10 years. Several residential PV Solar Projects
Jordan	14 Years Long term Solar PV	Royal Scientific Society Public	Consultant and EPC	Over 14 years: Design, Procurement and Installation of most solar standalone PV electrification systems for remote schools, clinics, police stations…etc.
Jordan	14 Years Long term Solar PV	Royal Scientific Society Ministry of Water and Irrigation Water Authority of Jordan	Consultant and EPC	Over 14 years: Design, Procurement and Installation of most solar PV water pumping systems in remote areas
Egypt	More than 100 project studies in Energy Efficiency and solar energy	European Bank for Development and Reconstruction (EBRD) MWH Many industries	Consultant / Technical manager	More than 100 Project studies: EBRD SEFF (Sustainable Energy Finance Facility) project in Egypt (energy efficiency and renewable energy).
Jordan	Renewable Energy Energy Efficiency	UNEP/DTU / -	TNA and TAP study	Developing Climate Change Technology Need Assessment (TNA) and Technology Action Plan (TAP) for Jordan.
Jordan	10 years several projects Energy Efficiency in buildings	Almemar Group	Consultant and EPC	82 cases: Residential Several Energy Efficient Buildings
Jordan	Electricity	USAID Water, Energy and Environment Centre/University of Jordan / -	Electricity Master plan study	Electricity sector master plan for Jordan. Preparing a master plan for the electricity sector in Jordan.
Jordan; Palestine / West Bank & Gaza; USA	Solar PV Water Pumping	Water, Energy and Environment Centre/University of Jordan / - UTAH University USA AlNajah University	Techno-Economic Feasibility Study and Modelling	Utilizing Solar Energy for Water Pumping and Desalination in Agriculture – Part 1: Feasibility study. The project focuses on Techno-economic feasibility study and modelling of solar water pumping and desalination systems to be utilized for agriculture.
Jordan	Solar PV	IDRC / -	Consultant	Mapping locally manufactured components of PV solar systems. The idea of this project is to give recommendations for the government to incentives local industries.
China; Jordan	Solar PV	Trina Solar and Water, Energy and Environment Centre/University of Jordan / -	consultant	50 MW PV project (Tendering and Studies).
Jordan	Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency	Deloitte / -	Consultant	ESCB: The project aims at Capacity building for the different energy sectors including ESCOS.
Jordan; Morocco	Energy Efficiency and solar energy	European Bank for Development and Reconstruction (EBRD) DAI	Consultant	EBRD Project: Eastern Mediterranean Sustainable Energy Finance Facility (SEMED SEFF) JORSEFF: Developing standards for energy efficient appliances and systems. The idea of the 110 million Euro project is to incentivize and subsidies energy efficient appliances and systems that may save more than 20% energy and renewable energy projects.
Jordan	Solar PV Water Pumping study	GIZ	Consultant	Techno-economic feasibility of solar driven water technologies including water pumping, desalination and wastewater.
Jordan	Solar and Energy Efficiency	UNESCO	Consultant	Capacity building in water and energy sectors”: Preparing training manual and conducting several training workshops for school teachers to train them in sustainability. This include energy efficiency, renewable energy, water, green building and so on.
Jordan	3 years Long term project: Solar PV Water Pumping	Water Authority of Jordan/Ministry of Water and Irrigation / -	Operation and Maintenance	Monitoring, evaluating, and maintaining all solar driven water pumping systems that belongs to the ministry of Water and Irrigation all over Jordan.
Jordan		UNESCO	Consultant	Preparing a training manual in renewable energy and water for decision makers and senior engineers of stakeholders and government bodies in Jordan.
China; Jordan	3000+ Solar thermal water heating systems	Almemar Group / -	Contractor as EPC	Development, Engineering, procurement and construction of several solar and energy efficiency applications in the private sector
Germany; Jordan	Solar PV	GIZ Renewable Energy Research Centre at the Royal Scientific Society / -	Consultant and EPC	“Set-up a Test Facility for PV Water Pumping System”: The German Federal Ministry for Research and Technology and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation have sponsored the project that was implemented by the GTZ, and Muenchen University from Germany and the Renewable Energy Research Centre at the Royal Scientific Society from Jordan. Activities of this project were concentrated on developing the most efficient and appropriate methods for field and lab tests of PV water pumps.
Jordan	Solar PV	GIZ The National Energy Centre at the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan	Consultant and EPC	“Developing a Screw Pump System for PV Water Pumping Applications”. The German Federal Ministry for Research and Technology and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation have sponsored the project that was implemented by the GTZ, and Muenchen University from Germany and the Renewable Energy Research Centre at the Royal Scientific Society from Jordan. A pump test facility has been developed and installed in Jordan to serve as a tool for testing several types of pumps and as a key for selecting the appropriate technology for certain application.
Jordan; USA	Solar PV	GIZ Water Authority of Jordan and The National Energy Centre at the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan	Consultant and EPC	“Field test of solar water pumping and desalination system”: Within the framework of the technological scientific cooperation between Midwest Research Institute - National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)/ USA and the National Energy Research Center (NERC) in Jordan, a photovoltaic solar powered reverse osmosis brackish water facility has been installed in Jordan. The project was financed by a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) grant. The aim of this project is to study the techno-economic feasibility of this technology.
Jordan	Solar PV	UNIDO The National Energy Centre at the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan	Consultant	Technical study prepared for the United Nations Industrial and Development Organization (UNIDO) discussing PV water pumping situation in Jordan.
Germany; Jordan	Solar PV	GIZ DLR The National Energy Centre at the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan	Consultant and EPC	“Testing and development of solar water pumps”: for several solar water pumps”: The German Federal Ministry for Research and Technology and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation have sponsored the project that was implemented by German agencies: GTZ, DLR, Netzch and Muenchen University and the Renewable Energy Research Centre at the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan. Intensive laboratory tests and development have been carried out aiming at developing and introducing a high efficiency solar water pump for PV water pumping applications.
Jordan	Renewable Energy	GIZ FIZ The National Energy Centre at the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan	Consultant	“Techno-economic feasibility of using renewable energy resources for wastewater recycling“: This EU project is a study prepared by the National Energy Research Centre (NERC) in Jordan in cooperation with SIJ and FIZ- Germany to visualize the techno-economic feasibility of using renewable energy resources for wastewater recycling projects.
Syria	Solar PV	Syrian Government The National Energy Centre at the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan	Consultant	A study on: Utilizing Renewable Energy Technologies for PV Water Pumping Systems in Syria.
Jordan	Solar PV	Water Authority of Jordan	Consultant	“Economic feasibility of solar pumping systems in comparison to diesel powered system”: Providing Water for communities in remote areas was considered as a challenge for the water authority of Jordan. This feasibility study has discussed the different possible options for providing water in remote areas and its techno-economic feasibility. Detailed comparison between solar powered and diesel powered systems has been analyzed and intensively investigated. As a result, many diesel powered systems have been replaced by PV powered systems.
Jordan; UK	Solar PV	IT Power and Renewable Energy Research Centre at the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan / -	Consultant and EPC	“Round-robin tests for solar water pumps” This EU project has been implemented by IT Power in UK in cooperation with 13 participating countries including the Renewable Energy Research Centre at the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan. Several types of pumps have been tested in several countries to compare the results and to achieve the most energy efficient and techno-economic system for PV water pumping applications.
Jordan	5 years Quality Control and Quality Assurance	National Energy Research Centre at the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan / -	Quality Management and Audits	The aim of this project is to qualify RSS and its laboratories management system to achieve the relevant international ISO standards certificates.
Germany; Jordan	Solar PV	GIZ Water Authority of Jordan and The National Energy Centre at the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan	Consultant and EPC	Field Test of PV Screw Pump Systems. The Federal Ministry for Research and Technology and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation have sponsored this project that was implemented by many German agencies like GTZ, FIZ, DLR. In Jordan, Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) provided the well where as the Renewable Energy Research Centre at the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) has conducted all studies, installed the systems and the data logger, operate, test, evaluate and developed the system over four continuous years. All relevant documentation of the studies and the progress, activity, and final reports was prepared and presented for the concerned ministries and agencies.
Jordan	Solar PV	GIZ Water Authority of Jordan and The National Energy Centre at the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan	Consultant and EPC	Eldorado PV Water Pumping Systems. The German Federal Ministry for Research and Technology and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation have sponsored this project that was implemented by many German agencies like GTZ, BEO, Siemens. In Jordan, Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) provided eight wells and carried out the infrastructure where as the Renewable Energy Research Centre at the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) has conducted all studies, installed the systems, operate, test, evaluate the systems. All relevant documentations was prepared and presented for the concerned ministries and agencies.
Jordan	10 years Solar PV Water Pumping Project	Water Authority of Jordan and The National Energy Centre at the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan	Operation and Maintenace	“Maintenance, operation and follow up for all PV solar pumping systems”: The aim of this project is to study the technical maturity of the systems while keeping all PV pumping system working in good conditions. It is a long-term monitoring and maintenance program to study system performance, degradation in efficiency and technical problems occurred under real operation condition.
Germany; Jordan	Solar PV	GIZ Water Authority of Jordan and The National Energy Centre at the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan	Consultant and EPC	International Program for Field Test of PV - Water Pumps. Aiming at providing technically reliable, economically competitive and environmental friendly alternative for water pumping systems in remote areas, this project was implemented in seven different countries including Jordan. The Federal Ministry for Research and Technology and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation have sponsored this ambitious project that was implemented by the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in cooperation with the ministries and the government agencies in charge of water, energy and environment policies. In Jordan, Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) provided eight wells in different locations and the Renewable Energy Research Centre in the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) has conducted all studies, installed the systems and the data logger, operate, test, evaluate the systems over three continuous years. All relevant documentation of the studies and the progress, activity, and final reports was prepared and presented for the concerned ministries and agencies.
Iraq; Jordan	Renewable Energy	The Renewable Energy Research Centre at the Royal Scientific Society / -	Consultant and EPC	“Regional renewable energy training center”: The Governments of Jordan and Iraq have agreed to establish a regional training centre in Jordan comprises most renewable energy applications. Systems for PV electrification, cooling, water pumping, solar water heating, solar space heating and wind turbines have been installed together with the relevant data logging and evaluation systems and software. The project was implemented by the Renewable Energy Research Centre at the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan.