The Impact of the Coronavirus Lockdown on the Electricity Sectors in Saudi Arabia and India

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  • Type Instant Insight
  • Date 5 July 2020
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Abstract

Currently, an estimated third of the global population is under some form of government-imposed lockdown measure aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. These lockdown measures have had various negative economic effects and could decrease electricity demand (Business Insider 2020). This insight compares the effects of Saudi Arabia’s and India’s COVID-19 lockdowns on their respective electricity sectors.

Authors

Yagyavalk Bhatt

Yagyavalk Bhatt

Fellow- Transportation & Infrastructure 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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Anushree Majumdar

Anushree Majumdar

Anushree is an energy consultant at CEEW, Centre for Energy Finance (CEF). Her research includes analysis of global electric vehicle…

Anushree is an energy consultant at CEEW, Centre for Energy Finance (CEF). Her research includes analysis of global electric vehicle dissemination with a special focus on the Indian regulatory framework. She has previously worked with Energo Labs, ITP India and KAPSARC on the energy blockchain, renewable project designing and energy utilization in freight movement.

Nora Nezamuddin

Nora Nezamuddin

Senior Fellow- Transportation & Infrastructure Nora is a senior fellow at KAPSARC specializing in transport economics research and energy consumption in the transport sector. Her…

Nora is a senior fellow at KAPSARC specializing in transport economics research and energy consumption in the transport sector. Her areas of interest include energy and transport economics, policy analysis, energy transitions, and sustainable transport. She holds an M.Sc. in Maritime and Air Transport Management, focusing on maritime transport economics research, from the University of Antwerp in Belgium and a B.S.B.A. in Business Administration and International Relations from The American University in Washington D.C.

Expertise

  • Energy Economics
  • Policy Analysis
  • Sustainable Transport
  • Energy Transitions
  • Energy in Transport and Freight Transport

Publications See all Nora Nezamuddin’s publications

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