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Saudi Arabia: EIA: Riyadh going green to free up oil
2013-02-13 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
United Press International: Saudi Arabia has one of the largest expansion plans for electricity in the Middle East, with the bulk of renewables coming from solar power, the EIA said. The U.S. Energy Department's Energy Information Administration updated its profile for Saudi Arabia, saying population growth and a rapidly expanding industrial sector are leading to increased electricity demand in the oil-rich country. Saudi Arabia aims to diversify its local energy mix in order to free up more of its oil for exports. The...
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