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Energy matters: more desalination and power plants will not alone solve Riyadh's utility needs. Conservation must also be encourage.(UTILITIES)

MEED Middle East Economic Digest

| December 08, 2006 | James, Ed | COPYRIGHT 2006 MEED Middle East Economic Digest. All Rights Reserved. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Desperate times call for desperate measures. With demand for power and water growing at record levels, Saudi Arabia has placed a new emphasis on water and electricity conservation. Improving efficiency and reducing per capita water and power consumption rates must be encouraged if shortages such as those seen throughout the kingdom in the summer are to be avoided.

This is the argument Riyadh has adopted as it seeks to overhaul the two sectors. Speaking at the Jeddah Water & Power Forum in mid-November, Loay al-Mussallam, deputy minister for planning and development at the Water & Electricity Ministry, emphasised the importance of efficient transmission, ...

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