Publications

Saudi Arabia’s Unfolding Power Sector Reform: Features, Challenges and Opportunities for Market Integration

Shahid Hasan, Turki Alaqeel, Nawaz Peerbocus

Today, there is a physical exchange of electricity between Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. However, this is not the same as competitive trade in electricity. Numerous studies have shown the efficiency benefits of electricity trade among GCC countries. These studies…

Hasan, Shahid

Alaqeel, Turki

Peerbocus, Nawaz

Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Electricity Demand: Global Insights and Implications for Saudi Arabia

Salaheddine Soummane, Nawaz Peerbocus

The impact of curfews and lockdowns on total electricity demand as a result of the spread of COVID-19 depends on many factors. This insight provides a summary of the immediate demand impacts in selected regions around the world due to…

Soummane, Salaheddine

Peerbocus, Nawaz

Electric Vehicle Deployment and Carbon Emissions in Saudi Arabia: A Power System Perspective

Science Direct

Although battery electric vehicles (EVs) are emission-free at the tailpipe, the energy mix that provides electricity to charge EVs is generally not. Ideally, it is desired to charge EVs from a low- or no-carbon energy source to ensure that the…

Nawaz Peerbocus, Amro Elshurafa

Financing Energy Efficiency of Buildings: Green Instruments and Policy Guidance

T20

Despite ongoing efforts, there continues to be a significant investment gap in building energy efficiency (BEE). Given the limited public resources, targeted green finance instruments can help bridge this gap. However, mainstreaming green finance is fraught with several challenges, including…

Fatih Yılmaz, Nawaz Peerbocus, Kelly Sims Gallagher, Rishikesh Ram, Kaliappa Kalirajan, Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Fang Zhang

Is Saudi Arabia Getting Warmer?

Nawaz Peerbocus, Hatem Al Atawi, Turki Alaqeel, Abdulrahman AlJulaifi

According to NASA, the world is getting warmer. Warmer weather increases the demand for cooling, which subsequently increases the demand for electricity. Is Saudi Arabia getting warmer? And how might this impact the demand for electricity in the Kingdom? To…

Peerbocus, Nawaz

Al Atawi, Hatem

Alaqeel, Turki

AlJulaifi, Abdulrahman

Transition Risks, Creative Destruction, and Stranded Assets

Nawaz Peerbocus

Ten years ago, climate risks were absent from the top five global risks in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks report. In their 2020 report, the top five global risks are all climate-related: extreme weather, climate action failure, natural disasters,…

Peerbocus, Nawaz

Electricity Demand Growth in Saudi Arabia: Cyclical Stagnation or Structural Adaptation?

Nawaz Peerbocus

A recent International Monetary Fund report noted that in 2018, Saudi Arabia’s energy price reforms generated 41.3 billion Saudi riyals (SAR) (11 billion US$) in new non-oil revenue for the government. The power sector contributed 25% of this revenue gain…

Peerbocus, Nawaz

Electricity Sector Reforms in Abu Dhabi and Oman: What Have We Learned?

Shahid Hasan, Turki Alaqeel, Nawaz Peerbocus

Chile was the first country to reform its electricity sector. The reform program was first mooted when Chile’s National Energy Commission was established in 1978; it took off with the enactment of the country’s Electricity Sector Law in 1982. This…

Hasan, Shahid

Alaqeel, Turki

Peerbocus, Nawaz

Electric Vehicle Deployment and Carbon Emissions in Saudi Arabia: A Power System Perspective

Amro Elshurafa, Nawaz Peerbocus

A power system model for Saudi Arabia was built to quantify the carbon emission implications of deploying electric vehicles (EVs) within the Kingdom. The model represented the four operating regions in the Kingdom as segmented by the electricity regulator.

Elshurafa, Amro

Peerbocus, Nawaz

An Improved Understanding of The Balance of System Costs Can Improve The Economics of Solar PV Projects

Amro Elshurafa, Nawaz Peerbocus

Much of the discussion around the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation has focused on the costs of PV modules that convert sunlight to electricity. The overall capital cost of a PV system consists of two components: the cost of…

Elshurafa, Amro

Peerbocus, Nawaz

Temperature Trends Across Cities in Saudi Arabia

Turki Alaqeel, Nawaz Peerbocus

KAPSARC examined temperature data for 11 cities spread across Saudi Arabia over 10 years. Except for Makkah, all cities in Saudi Arabia were warmer in 2018 compared with the national 10-year average. 

Alaqeel, Turki

Peerbocus, Nawaz

Estimating the price elasticity of export trades in the Ontario electricity market

Working Paper, IESO, Market Analysis and Research

Nawaz Peerbocus

High Frequency Export and Price Responses in the Ontario Electricity Market

The Energy Journal

Nawaz Peerbocus

Assessment of Reforms in the Electricity Supply Industry: A Review of Some Recent Empirical Studies

The Electricity Journal

Nawaz Peerbocus