The Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI) and the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) have just released energy use data for 2019. This insight provides an up-to-date estimation of how fossil fuel incentives have changed in 2019 compared with 2009.

Research Fellow Walid works on modeling energy systems. He is developing or has developed the following components of the KAPSARC Energy Model… Walid works on modeling energy systems. He is developing or has developed the following components of the KAPSARC Energy Model (KEM): electric power generation, oil refining, petrochemicals and fertilizers, cement production, and iron and steel. He is also working on a bottom-up residential electricity use framework that merges microeconomics with the physical laws governing electricity use.
Expertise
- Energy Systems Modeling
- Optimization
- Electricity Prices
- Energy Efficiency and the Interdisciplinary Connection Between Energy Economics and Engineering
Publications See all Walid Matar’s publications

Modeling the Distribution and Transshipment of Refined Oil Products
The Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI) and the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) have just released…
11th May 2023
Real Gross Domestic Income for Saudi Arabia From 1986 to 2021
The Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI) and the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) have just released…
4th April 2023