Abstract
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia set out the national Vision 2030 that aims to accelerate efforts toward attaining sustainable development goals. In the framework of this Vision, Renewable energy plan has been set up and aims to ensure renewable energy growth that presents a key priority for achieving sustainable development. The present paper highlights the current situation of pollution and renewable energy in the Kingdom and presents the policies and actions stipulated in the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 to develop a renewable energy sector. In addition, the barriers facing the implementation of solar and wind energy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been carried out. Also, the different challenges facing the waste management has been presented. The paper concludes with some recommendations to develop the renewable energy sector in the Kingdom.
Highlights
Saudi Arabia is located between the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf and it presents the largest territory of the Arabian Peninsula
One of the main goals of Vision 2030 is to bring long term economic stability in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this will be achieved by the National Renewable Energy Program which aims to increase the production of energy from solar and wind power
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is highly rich in renewable energy resources including solar, wind, geothermal and hydropower
Summary
Another study has been carried out by (Mosly and Makki 2018) to depict the current status of renewable energy and the willingness to adopt its technologies in the western region of Saudi Arabia. The present paper highlights the current status of pollution and energy consumption by different sectors and reviews the renewable energy resources available in the kingdom. It summarizes the new and current government policies and plans stipulated by the vision 2030 to develop renewable energy sector and outlines the major barriers faced the development of renewable energy resources in the country.
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