Jordan’s electric vehicle (EV) market is expanding quickly, with more than 60,000 EVs imported in 2024 and projections surpassing 150,000 by 2025. This growth brings an urgent challenge: managing end-of-life EV batteries, many of which are currently repaired informally, dismantled without oversight, or disposed of improperly—creating environmental and safety risks.

This report highlights the need for a national EV battery tracking and traceability system to ensure proper handling, strengthen data quality, and enable reuse, repurposing, and recycling. International models show that such systems are becoming a global standard.

The proposed framework for Jordan focuses on four essentials: a unified registry, unique battery identifiers, coordinated stakeholder roles, and capacity building. Key policy actions include developing a dedicated regulation, piloting a registry in Amman, providing financial incentives, and introducing a refundable deposit scheme.

Implementing this system will help Jordan turn battery waste into economic opportunity while supporting national sustainability and modernization goals.

This policy paper was developed by the Circularity Hub for EV Batteries (C-Hub) at the German Jordanian University and EDAMA Association, in cooperation with the GAIN Project, implemented by GIZ Jordan.