Modeling Industrial Energy Demand in Saudi Arabia and understanding its Drivers
Author(s) -
Shahad Alarenan,
Anwar Gasim,
Lester C. Hunt
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
repec: research papers in economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.30573/ks--2019-dp63
Subject(s) - petrochemical , raw material , energy consumption , consumption (sociology) , energy demand , secondary sector of the economy , total energy , agricultural economics , business , waste management , natural resource economics , engineering , environmental science , economics , economy , chemistry , psychology , social science , electrical engineering , organic chemistry , displacement (psychology) , sociology , psychotherapist
In 2016 Saudi Arabia’s industrial (or manufacturing) sector accounted for 30.3% of total final energy consumption (IEA 2018a). When non-energy use (mainly feedstock for the petrochemical subsector) is included, the industrial sector᾽s share of total final energy consumption rises to over 50%.
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