VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 39

26-JUNE-1995

Saudi Arabia

Power Sector Grapples With Rising Demand Amid Scarce Capital Resources

Anne-Marie Johnson of MEES Reports on Rising Power Demand in Saudi Arabia.

With demand for electricity in Saudi Arabia rising rapidly, the issue ofadding more power generation capacity how to fund it, where to put it, and whattype of generating units to install has taken on a distinctly higher profile.Indeed, capacity utilization at periods of peak demand has been stretching the...