The country’s regulator, the Electricity and Co-Generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA) has also released provisional bylaws that will govern how distributed generation (DG) would be compensated within the Kingdom. Many governmental organizations mandated to support local industries and energy efficiency measures are assessing the potential business and employment opportunities that could result from renewable energy deployment. This analysis provides a timely insight that can help shape the discussion around DG as the Kingdom moves forward with its renewable energy plans.
Research FellowAmro is a research fellow with 15 years of research experience on three continents in the fields of technology and energy. His…Amro is a research fellow with 15 years of research experience on three continents in the fields of technology and energy. His interests lie in renewable energy policy, particularly technology assessment, cost trends, supply chain development of the solar industry, and how solar energy interacts and affects conventional forms of power generation.
Previously, he was a research fellow at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), a registered professional engineer in Canada and a senior member of the IEEE. Amro is the author of more than 40 papers and reports and is also the inventor of several patents.
Research AssociateAbdelrahman is a research associate in the Policy and Decision Science program. He is a certified GIS Professional (GISP) with years…Abdelrahman is a research associate in the Policy and Decision Science program. He is a certified GIS Professional (GISP) with years of industry and research experience in GIS and geo-information management. Previously, while working for Accenture and independently, Abdelrahman utilized system design strategies and enterprise architecture principles to help several clients in the oil and gas industry design, implement and manage their WebGIS platform and spatial data repositories.
