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Saudi Arabia electricity demand rising
Monday, Apr 25, 2011Gulf News
Riyadh: A Saudi expert in the use of nuclear power for peaceful purposes has said that Saudi Arabia will need ten years in order to benefit from its proposed nuclear power station.
Dr Ebrahim Babli, adviser of the strategic team for alternative and renewable energy at the Riyadh-based King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), said that Saudi Arabia needs ten years to benefit from its nuclear power station if it started its construction now.
Speaking at a conference on desalination in the Arab world, which ended its deliberations in Riyadh yesterday, Dr Babil said domestic demand for electricity will reach 120 gigawatts by 2032, with an annual increase of five per cent.
Earlier, Dr Hashim Yamani, President of King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (Kacare), said huge domestic consumption would hinder Saudi Arabia’s capability to meet the global demand for oil, and that this would require a search for alternative and renewable sources of energy.
He pointed out that the kingdom has several scenarios to meet its increasing demand for energy, and they include reducing dependence on fossil fuels, limiting the use of renewable energy or creating a mixture of fossil fuel and renewable energy and nuclear energy.
“If it depends upon fossil fuel, the kingdom will face a gradual decline in its capacity to export oil and this will have a clear impact on the global economy and energy market,” Yamani pointed out.
Earlier in February, Saudi Arabia signed its first agreement to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
The agreement, which means Saudi Arabia has joined the countries seeking to promote nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, was signed with French firms.
By Abdul Nabi Shaheen/Correspondent
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I did not know electricity consumption was measured in bytes!
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Thank you for pointing that out! We have changed it to watts.
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