This data insight takes a closer look at the costs associated with developing the necessary power infrastructure in order to electrify the existing and future rail networks in Saudi Arabia. Calculating these costs allows policymakers to better understand the capital costs and maintenance costs of building substations and other ancillary infrastructure across KSA in order to operate an electrified rail network.

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Yagyavalk Bhatt is an energy professional with more than seven years of experience in the transportation and electricity domain. Yagyavalk…
Yagyavalk Bhatt is an energy professional with more than seven years of experience in the transportation and electricity domain. Yagyavalk leads “The Role of Clean Energy Policies: Trends in India’s Transport Sector” project, aimed at estimating India’s transport energy demand and potential impact on crude oil supply chain. His expertise covers energy policy, energy economics, transport modeling, the impact analysis of transport policies, emerging economies energy transition, renewable energy, and cost-benefit analysis of the transport and electricity sector. He has authored and contributed to numerous research papers and studies related to the transportation and electricity sector.
Expertise
- Policy Analysis
- Transport Demand Modeling
- Sustainable Transport
- Clean Energy Transition
- Renewable Energy
- Climate Change
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The Cost of Electrifying the Saudi Rail Network – What Are the Power Infrastructure Costs?
This data insight takes a closer look at the costs associated with developing the necessary…
13th November 2023
Smart Cities from an Indian Perspective: Evolving Ambitions
This data insight takes a closer look at the costs associated with developing the necessary…
15th October 2023