Publications

How Realistic Is Hydrogen for Electrification?

Shahid Hasan, Rami Shabaneh

Hydrogen has gained considerable global support in the energy policy discourse on how to meet decarbonization targets. Due to its clean-burning properties and versatility, hydrogen is being examined as an alternative fuel source to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in…

Hasan, Shahid

Shabaneh, Rami

The Economics and Resource Potential of Hydrogen Production in Saudi Arabia

Shahid Hasan, Rami Shabaneh

Energy transition discussions, policymakers are increasingly viewing hydrogen as a preferred emissions-free substitute for oil, natural gas and coal in hard-to-abate sectors. However, hydrogen is not a primary energy source but rather is a carrier of energy. Many factors, including…

Hasan, Shahid

Shabaneh, Rami

How Can Energy Storage Catalyze the Electricity Policies of Gulf Cooperation Council Members? Issues and Options

Rolando Fuentes, Shahid Hasan, Frank Felder

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members are working in parallel to reform their electricity markets and achieve ambitious renewable energy deployment goals. The motivation for this agenda is multifaceted, and increasing economic efficiency is one of several…

Fuentes, Rolando

Hasan, Shahid

Felder, Frank

Beyond Smart Meters

Shahid Hasan, Noura Mansouri, Thamir Alshehri

Over the last two decades, many countries have installed millions of smart meters to improve the efficiency, reliability, and quality of service in the electric power sector. Compared with traditional meters, smart meters measure consumers’ electricity usage at 5- or…

Hasan, Shahid

Mansouri, Noura

Alshehri, Thamir

Electricity Sector Liberalization in Egypt: Features, Challenges and Opportunities for Market Integration

Shahid Hasan, Turki Alaqeel, Hafez El-Salmawy

KAPSARC has initiated a research project to develop insights that can facilitate the establishment of a well-functioning integrated electricity market comprising the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). It aims to assess the key issues affecting electricity market…

Hasan, Shahid

Alaqeel, Turki

Hafez El-Salmawy

Realizing the G20’s Vision for a Resilient Grid During the Power Sector’s Transformation

Turki Alaqeel, Shahid Hasan

In many parts of the world, summer and fall bring unpleasant climate events such as hurricanes, wildfires, floods, tornados, or thunderstorms that disturb energy systems, especially power grids. These events impact power demand and disturb the power sector’s supply. Electricity…

Alaqeel, Turki

Hasan, Shahid

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

Energy Exchanges on GCCIA Interconnector

Turki Alaqeel, Shahid Hasan

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) interconnection grid has linked the national grids of the six GCC countries since 2011. It is run by the GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA). It has been primarily designed to provide GCC member countries with alternative…

Alaqeel, Turki

Hasan, Shahid

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

Is the Time Ripe for Private Investment in Interconnections in the MENA Region?

Shahid Hasan

Efforts to integrate power systems and markets in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are gaining momentum. With rapidly growing regional electricity demand, the development of an integrated electricity market…

Hasan, Shahid

Oman Electricity Sector: Features, Challenges and Opportunities for Market Integration

Shahid Hasan, Turki Alaqeel, Yagyavalk Bhatt, Abdullah Al-Badi, Mohammed Al-Badi

This discussion paper is part of a KAPSARC research project initiated to develop insights that can facilitate the creation of a well-functioning integrated electricity market comprising the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The project identifies and examines…

Hasan, Shahid

Alaqeel, Turki

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Abdullah Al-Badi

Mohammed Al-Badi

Abu Dhabi Electricity Sector – Features, Challenges and Opportunities for Market Integration

Shahid Hasan, Turki Alaqeel, Iqbal Adjali, Yagyavalk Bhatt

The emirate of Abu Dhabi was the first in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to design and implement reforms aimed at moving away from a wholly government-owned vertically-integrated electricity market structure. From 1998, Abu Dhabi introduced several policy, legislative, structural…

Hasan, Shahid

Alaqeel, Turki

Adjali, Iqbal

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

The Challenges Facing India on its Road to a Gas-Based Economy

Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Shahid Hasan, Swati Dsouza

Indian policymakers have stressed the role and relevance of natural gas in India’s overall energy mix in the 21st century but expectations of its share have been scaled back. For example, the Hydrocarbon Vision 2025, released in 1999, projected the share of…

Corbeau, Anne-Sophie

Hasan, Shahid

Dsouza, Swati