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What factors govern energy transition pathways in Saudi Arabia?
Renewable energy, hydrogen, nuclear, scaling up carbon capture and storage technologies as well as enhancing energy efficiency have been top options pursued in the Kingdom's energy transition profile. This work focuses on the specific factors that govern energy transition pathways in Saudi Arabia.
What are the key energy policies to tackle change in Saudi Arabia?
Two key energy policies to tackle change are: energy eficiency and renewable energy. Within this context, this analysis intends to: (1) explore the ongoing energy transition in Saudi Arabia; (2) examine the role of renewable energy in achieving the sustainability goals in Saudi Arabia.
How much power does Saudi Arabia need?
Saudi Arabia has established a goal to source at least 50 percent of its power from renewable energy by 2030, expanding its capacity to 130 gigawatts (GW), 58.7 GW of which is expected to come from solar and 40 GW from wind. This target is the most ambitious of its kind among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Figure 1).
Why is Saudi Arabia developing alternative energy sources?
Along with joining global forces to addressing climate change and accelerating the needed energy transition, Saudi Arabia is driven by other socio-economic factors to developing alternative energy sources.
Will Saudi Arabia generate 50% of its electricity from renewables?
In January 2021, Saudi Arabia announced its intent to generate 50% of its electricity from renewables by 2030, with the other half coming from natural gas-fired power gen-eration (Paraskova, 2021). The total renewable energy installed capacity in Saudi Arabia has increased from 3 MW in 2011 to 413 MW in 2020 (Figure 3).
Does Saudi Arabia have an energy eficiency program?
Figure 2: Saudi’s energy transition journey. Source: Authors. One of the first energy eficiency initiatives in the KSA is the launch of the National Energy Eficiency Program in 2003 as a three-year program to improve the man-agement and eficiency of electricity generation and consumption in the kingdom.