Saudi Arabia is a large country with an area of 2.3
million km2. It is a relatively rich and rapidly developing country and so demand
for electricity is growing on average at around 5% annually. Over the next 25
years, it is estimated that US$117 billion will be invested in the country’s power
sector. The state power grid system has supplied electricity to approximately
80% of the population living in the state capitals and industrial centers. It
is highly uneconomical to extend the electrical power grid system into the sparsely
populated regions of the Kingdom. Hence there are many small remote communities
that need an independent source of electrical energy. These locations represent
a significant potential for renewable energy applications. The importance of using
renewable energy in Saudi Arabia will not only be confined to meeting the demands
of remote sites, but can also contribute to the national grid, helping to meet
the peak-load demand during the summer months. Even though Saudi Arabia is a leading
oil producer, it is keenly interested in taking an active part in the development
of new technologies for exploiting and utilizing renewable sources of energy…more
information.
The Eighth National Development Plan is the
cornerstone of achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Saudi
Arabia. It seeks to consolidate work at the following three levels: (a) development
of an information and legislative framework for achievement of the MDGs; (b) integration
of the MDGs into sustainable development, through the national development plans,
particularly the Eighth Plan; and (c) concerted efforts to achieve, even surpass,
the MDGs ahead of schedule. The Ministry of Economy and Planning is responsible
for producing the National MDG Reports (2002 and 2006), which define Saudi Arabia's
performance with regard to the achievement of the MDGs. Those Reports have been
developed in coordination with the UNDP country office, which provided substantive
advisory and technical inputs to the preparation process as well as building the
national capacities for development management...more
information.
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Total Population (millions)
25
Electricity Production (billion
kWh)
166
GDP
per capita (PPP
US$):
14,729
Electricity Consumption (billion
kWh)
147
GDP growth (annual %):
N/A
% Urban
81
Human Development Index (Rank 1 - 177):
76
% Rural
19
Life expectancy at birth (years):
71
Population w. Electricity
97%
Population below PPP
$1 per day (%):
N/A
Rural Electricity Consumption (Per
Capita)
N/A
Net enrollment ratio in primary education
(% both sexes):
78
Urban Electricity Consumption (Per
Capita)
6,813
Carbon dioxide emissions per capita (metric
tons):
13.381
Unemployment, total (% of total
labor force):
6.3
The
MDG data
presented here is the latest available from the United Nations Statistics Division.
The World Bank has recently released new poverty estimates, which reflect improvements
in internationally comparable price data. The new data estimates set a new poverty
line of US$1.25 a day and offer a much more accurate picture of the cost of living
in developing countries. They are based on the results of the 2005 International
Comparison Program (ICP), released in first half of 2008,
EIA Energy (2008E)
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