Electricity Tariff Changes in Saudi Arabia 1974-2018

Initiative Models, Data and Tools
Type Data Insight
Date 30 January 2019

Abstract

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s households account for around 50% of national power consumption, with more than 7 million residential customers in 2017. The majority of this power is used for air conditioning and cooling systems due to the climate in the Kingdom, where the demand for energy increases dramatically in the hot summer months. Electricity prices have increased several times over recent decades to better reflect the costs of electricity generation.

Authors

Abeer AlGhamdi

Researcher Information Management Lead Abeer is a researcher information management lead with expertise in energy data management and energy research apps. Her experience has… Abeer is a researcher information management lead with expertise in energy data management and energy research apps. Her experience has focused on data analysis for research use, analyzing the Saudi and GCC energy data in various energy fields. She has led related energy data projects such as the Saudi Arabia energy balance, and energy database. She has worked on building and developing the KAPSARC data portal and research apps for energy and transportation.

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