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Saudi Arabia to slash demand for fossil fuel
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 25 - 01 - 2011

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia wants to cut fossil fuel use within the next several decades, it said at an industry event where nuclear reactor maker Areva is set to sign a major deal with a Saudi partner.
Saudi Arabia wants to cut domestic oil consumption within the next several decades as it diversifies its energy mix including nuclear, Hashim Yamani, president of the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewables Energy, told reporters.
“You want to have an energy mix to save oil, and this oil we can leverage prices so we can sell it abroad to build these facilities,” Yamani said.
“Nuclear would be adequate for the base load, we'll use renewables to add more capacity, there are some variations – gas and oil will have to continue to help,” he said.
Total Saudi power demand is expected to triple to 120 gigawatts (GW) by 2050 from around 40 GW in 2010, said Yamani.
“Nuclear and renewable energy will reduce dependence on fossil fuels by 2050,” Yamani said, adding that nuclear and renewable energy would free up more oil for exports. “Saudi Arabia will need to invest upfront in nuclear energy, but the oil saved will contribute significantly to the costs.” Given the high costs of developing nuclear energy, one rule of thumb in the industry has been that nuclear becomes a viable proposition when oil is $90 per barrel.
In 2010, Saudi Arabia consumed 3.4 million barrels per day of oil equivalent, Yamani said, but declined to comment on when the first nuclear power plant would be built.
By 2028, Saudi Arabia would be consuming more than eight million barrels of oil equivalent per day, he added.
There has been high interest in nuclear power on the Pensinsula.
A consortium of EDF, Areva, GDF Suez and Total lost a $40 billion nuclear deal in Abu Dhabi to a South Korean consortium in December 2009.
Over the past four years, the total local demand on oil has grown 27 percent, Yamani said.


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