TITLE:
Long-Term Load Forecasting of Southern Governorates of Jordan Distribution Electric System
AUTHORS:
Aouda A. Arfoa
KEYWORDS:
Long-Term Load Forecasting, Peak Load, Max Demand and Least Squares
JOURNAL NAME:
Energy and Power Engineering,
Vol.7 No.5,
May
28,
2015
ABSTRACT: Load forecasting is vitally important for electric industry in the deregulated economy. This paper
aims to face the power crisis and to achieve energy security in Jordan. Our participation is localized
in the southern parts of Jordan including, Ma’an, Karak and Aqaba. The available statistical
data about the load of southern part of Jordan are supplied by electricity Distribution Company.
Mathematical and statistical methods attempted to forecast future demand by determining trends
of past results and use the trends to extrapolate the curve demand in the future.