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Material Factors for the MENA Region: Energy Trends [1]

MENARA Papers [2]

Material Factors for the MENA Region: Energy Trends

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Authors:
Emanuela Menichetti [4]
Abdelghani El Gharras [5]
Sohbet Karbuz [6]
15/11/2017

This report analyses the key energy factors and trends shaping the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s energy landscape. The unsustainable increase in energy demand, driven by population and economic growth, is exerting considerable pressure on governments in the region to institute significant policy changes and demand-side measures as well as energy mix diversification (with a current energy mix that is heavily dependent on fossil fuels – mainly oil and natural gas). Should the increase in energy consumption rates persist in the future, many countries will see their export capacities (and eventually revenues) reduced as more energy is destined for domestic consumption. The US shale revolution is also having an impact on oil and gas prices. Low oil and gas prices as well as growing role of LNG in world gas markets have an impact on the MENA region’s export markets, including effects on the chemical and petrochemical industry. In order for the countries in the region to fulfil their economic growth aspirations and move quickly to a more sustainable energy system, efforts should be intensified to diversify their energy mixes, especially through developing and deploying renewable energy on a wider scale.

menara_wp_5.pdf [3]

Details

  • Details

    Roma, IAI, November 2017, 24 p.
  • In:
    MENARA Papers [2]
  • Issue

    Working Papers 5

Table of contents

Introduction
1. Energy Overview in the MENA Region: Unsustainable Growth in Energy Demand
1.1 Resources, Reserves and Production
1.2 Energy Mix in the MENA Region
1.3 Energy Demand in the MENA Region
2. The Unconventional Gas Revolution
3. The LNG Revolution
4. Role of Renewable Energy in the Region
4.1 Potential of Renewable Energy Sources in the Region
4.2 Renewable Energy Status and Deployment Perspectives
4.3 Potential Impact of Deploying Renewable Energy in the Region
Conclusions
References


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[1] https://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/c28/material-factors-mena-region-energy-trends [2] https://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/lista/all/menara-papers [3] https://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/menara_wp_5.pdf [4] https://www.iai.it/en/persone/emanuela-menichetti [5] https://www.iai.it/en/persone/abdelghani-el-gharras [6] https://www.iai.it/en/persone/sohbet-karbuz