Publications

Impact of COVID-19 on Passenger Railway Demand in Saudi Arabia

Abdulrahman Alwosheel

The Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) operates a network of approximately 1,400 kilometers (km). This network links the Eastern Province with Riyadh, where more than 40% of the country’s population and economic activities are located. A passenger line connects Riyadh with…

Alwosheel, Abdulrahman

The RCEP and its Potential Impact on Saudi Regional Exports

Philipp Galkin, Dongmei Chen

On November 15, 2020, 10 Southeast Asian economies, joined by Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea, formed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – the world’s largest trading bloc, representing about a third of the global economy (BBC…

Galkin, Philipp

Chen, Dongmei

Overview of Saudi Electricity Demand (1970–2018)

Salaheddine Soummane

Saudi Arabia’s demand for electricity is undergoing unprecedented changes. In recent years, the government has implemented several efficiency measures and pricing reforms to curb demand growth. These measures started delivering concrete results in 2016. After decades of rapid growth, the…

Soummane, Salaheddine

Economic Analysis of Gas Pipeline Trade Cooperation: A GCC case study

Bertrand Rioux, Rami Shabaneh, Steve Griffiths

Natural gas development across the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) — including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain —has become a priority for achieving long-term energy security and for supporting economic…

Rioux, Bertrand

Shabaneh, Rami

Griffiths, Steve

Advancing Market Integration and Decarbonization: How to Ensure a Smooth Transition?

The concept of connecting electricity markets, which started with the sole objective of maximizing economic gains, is now being increasingly expanded to fulfill other policy objectives, primarily to support the low-carbon future energy system. The importance of clearly articulating policies,…

Private Participation in the Renewable Energy Transition

Fatih Yılmaz

The electricity sector captures a significant portion of PPI flows in developing countries. Over half (51%) of total PPI flows in developing countries since 1995 (~ US$1.9 trillion) went into the electricity sector. This figure covers the privatization of existing…

Yılmaz, Fatih

Are Electric Vehicle Subsidies Becoming More Impactful Over Time?

Tamara Sheldon, Rubal Dua, Omar Al Harbi

Various subsidies for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) have been implemented worldwide at the federal, state and regional levels. These subsidies aim to promote PEV adoption to help reduce both local air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions (Hardman 2019). In the…

Sheldon, Tamara

Dua, Rubal

Omar Al Harbi

Long-run Effects of Real-time Electricity Pricing in the Saudi Power Sector

Walid Matar

This study explores the potential effects of real-time electricity pricing on the operations of Saudi Arabia’s power generation sector. The Kingdom currently sets fuel prices for power utilities at levels that suppress the costs of power generation. However, this analysis…

Matar, Walid

The Road to Zero Routine Gas Flaring: A Case Study from Saudi Arabia

Majed A. Al Suwailem

Gas is envisaged as the fuel of choice in the power sector and is ideal for helping to transition toward clean, sustainable, and affordable energy access. As vital as gas is for electricity generation, the petrochemical industry, the transportation sector,…

Al Suwailem, Majed A.

Review Analysis of COVID-19 Impact on Electricity Demand for Residential Buildings

Science Direct

In this paper, a systematic review analysis of fully enforced stay at home orders and government lockdowns is presented. The main goal of the analysis is to identify the impacts of stay home living patterns on energy consumption of residential…

Moncef Krarti, Mohammad Aldubyan

Policies to Nationalize the Private Sector Labor Force in a Matching Model with Public Jobs and Quotas

Olivier Durand-Lasserve

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries aim to employ more of their nationals in the private sector to absorb the inflow of new entrants into the labor force. They have put in place workforce nationalization policies to revert two peculiar features…

Durand-Lasserve, Olivier

The Value of Opec’s Spare Capacity to the Oil Market and Global Economy

Wiley Online Library

We investigate the extent to which OPEC has succeeded in its self‐stated mission of stabilising the oil market and the implications for the world’s economy. We discuss the modelling framework developed by Pierru, Smith and Zamrik (2018) and Pierru, Smith…

Hossa Almutairi, Axel Pierru, James L. Smith

Mitigation Analysis of Water Consumption for power Generation and Air Conditioning of Residential Buildings: Case Study of Saudi Arabia

Science Direct

This paper describes an analysis approach to assess water consumption attributed to electricity generation required to meet the demand for the entire Saudi residential building stock. In addition, the analysis aims at estimating the water consumption reduction due to cost-effective…

Mohammad Aldubyan, Moncef Krarti

Fuel Economy Valuation and Preferences of Indian Two-Wheeler Buyers

Science Direct

India has experienced exponential growth in sales of two-wheelers due to their high fuel economy and easy manoeuvrability in congested traffic conditions. Understanding Indian consumers’ valuation of fuel economy while purchasing a two-wheeler is crucial to evaluate whether Indian two-wheeler…

Rubal Dua

Can Parking Fees Influence People to Use the Metro Instead of Cars in Riyadh City?

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Abu Toasin Oakil

In this commentary, we investigate the contexts in which car users located in five areas of Riyadh (south, north, east, west and central) would prefer to use transit for their trips. We focused on parking fees and car users because…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Oakil, Abu Toasin

What Texas Tells Us About Lessening the Frequency and Severity of Electricity Blackouts?

Frank Felder, Hatem Al Atawi

On Monday, February 12, approximately three million homes and businesses in Texas lost power due to an unusual winter storm that simultaneously increased electricity demand and decreased supply. This was not the first time; Texas had a similar incident due…

Felder, Frank

Al Atawi, Hatem

China’s Belt and Road initiative: Changing Investment Priorities in Pursuit of Energy Security and Carbon Neutrality

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

Gathering momentum for the energy transition—supported by ambitious net-zero roadmaps by governments (EU, China, and US) and multinational corporations—has sparked debate on what the energy map will look like in 30 years. For more than half a century now, access…

Dongmei Chen

The Opportunity Cost of Domestic Oil Consumption For an Oil exporter: Illustration for Saudi Arabia

Science Direct

We develop a partial equilibrium framework to assess the opportunity cost of domestic oil consumption for an oil-exporting country. We show that the opportunity cost depends on various factors, including the constraints to which the oil producer is subject and…

Fatih Karanfil, Axel Pierru

Residential Energy Model for Evaluating Energy Demand and Energy Efficiency Programs in Saudi Residential Buildings

Mohammad Aldubyan, Moncef Krarti, Eric Williams

This paper describes the development of the Residential Energy Model (REEM) for Saudi Arabia using an engineering bottom-up approach. The model can assess energy demand for the current residential building stock and the impact of energy efficiency and demand-side management…

Aldubyan, Mohammad

Krarti, Moncef

Williams, Eric

The Pacifying Effect of Energy Dependence on Interstate Conflict: A Large-N Analysis

Science Direct

Osman Zeki Gökçe, Emre Hatipoglu, Mehmet Ali Soytas