1. The Role of Energy Conservation and Efficiency in Saudi Arabia in Long - Term Sustainability Dr.Abdulrahman A. Al-Tuwaijri Deputy Minister for Electricity Affairs Ministry of Industry and Electricity Kingdom of Saudi Arabia October 23 ,2001 Buenos Aires,Argentina

2. Contents Global issues. Environmental issues.
Energy Conservation Efforts and Benefits.
Energy in Saudi Arabia.
Electricity Sector in Saudi Arabia.
Environment Protection in Saudi Arabia.
Energy Conservation: Socio Cultural issues.
Conclusions and Recommendations. 2

3. Global issues Present  Population (2000) 6.2 billion.
 Electricity installed capacity (2000) ,000 GW.
 Electricity consumption(2000) trillion kWh.
 Primary energy (2000) Gtoe.
 2 billion No access to electricity .
 50% of the worlds population exists on
a few hundreds of kWh or less per person per year.
By 2050
 Population billion.
 Estimated required capacity ,000 GW.
 Electricity consumption trillion kWh.
 Primary energy Gtoe. 3

4. Environmental issues Local Environmental issues  Gas Emission.
 Soil and Water Quality.
Global Environment
 Climate Change.
 Acid Rain.
 Ozone Depletion. 4

5. Energy Conservation & Emission Reduction in Developing Countries
Public awareness.
Using efficient equipment.
R&D.
Using proper fuel.
Adapting regulation.
Apply proper techniques for energy saving. 5

6. Energy Conservation Benefits
Waste.
Lifetime of Energy Sources.
Quality of Environment, (CO2 ,NOx ,SOx ..etc) .
Capital Costs. 6

7. Energy in Saudi Arabia (2000)
Energy Resources
 Oil Reserves bn bls.
* Production mbd.
 Gas Reserves trillion cf.
* Production 3.4 bncfd.
Domestic Consumption
 Domestic Consumption mboe.
* Refined Products mb.
* Crude Oil mb.
* Natural Gas mboe.
Cont. 7

8. Energy in Saudi Arabia (2000)
Demand for energy has been increasing by an average 13% annually during the past
decade.
 Energy intensity 5.2 boe per $ 1000 GDP.
 Per capita energy consumption 33 boe.
Demand for Natural Gas for Power and Desalination growing by 7.3% annually.
 Per capita gas consumption 180 cfd
 Electricity use of Natural Gas 1.0 bncfd will increase to 3.4 bncfd in 2025. 8

9. Development of Peak Load in Saudi ArabiaMW
21451
848
Year 9

10. Electricity Projections
Year
2000
2023
Number of customers (Million)
3.5
8.5
Installed capacity ( MW )
24000
66000
Peak load ( MW )
21451
59000
Sold energy ( GWh )
125000
313000
High voltage network ( km )
18637
31000 10

11. Investment Required for Electrical Power Sector (2000-2023)
Details
US $ (billion) %
Generation 47 52
Bulk transmission
8.6
9.5
Sub transmission 16
17.5
Distribution 19 21
Total
90.6
100 11

12. Restructuring of Electrical Power Sector in Saudi Arabia
Merging.
Generation.
Unbundling Transmission.
Distribution.
No Subsidy.
Commercial Operation.
Regulator. 12

13. Some Efforts on Electricity Conservation in Saudi Arabia
Legislation (thermal insulation … etc).
Establishing codes of standards.
The media.
Lectures Public Awareness
Flyers.
Symposia.
Load control and tariff structuring.
Result: In 2000, Saving 5.3 % of the peak load. 13

14. Environment Protection in Saudi Arabia
Establishing Meteorology and
Environmental Protection Administration
(MEPA).
Using Natural Gas in power plants.
R&D .
Using unleaded gasoline.
Reducing sulphur level in diesel.
Encouraging energy saving. 14

15. Energy Conservation: Socio Cultural issues
Islam calls for conservation.
Climatic conditions(high temp.).
Standard of living.
Tariff before 2000.
Tariff after 2000.
Energy
consumption 15

16. Conclusions and Recommendations
Public awareness about Energy Conservation.
R & D in
 Energy Conservation.
 Gas & Oil.
 Control & Reduce Emission.
Energy waste such as :
 Equipment efficiency.
 Using thermal insulation in buildings.
Using proper fuel.
Using appropriate technologies and energy sources. 16

17. Thank you

18. References
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), “Electricity Technology Roadmap”, Summary and Synthesis, CI V1, July 1999, USA.
Ministry of Industry and Electricity, Annual Report of the year ( ) Electricity Growth and Development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Electricity Corporation, Long Term Electrification Plan, May 2000, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.