Interlinking the Arab Gulf

El‐Katiri, Laura

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“…In the same line, it has been shown that government incentives on the retail cost of electricity are becoming a massive strain on government expenditures, as in [44] and [16]. Accordingly, the government has established incentives for adapting to renewable energies.…”

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Comprehensive Review of Socio-Economic Costs and Benefits, Policy Frameworks, Market Dynamics, and Environmental Implications of Microgrid Development in the UAE

Sajwani,

Soudan,

Olabi

2023

Energies

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This research paper presents a comprehensive review of the literature on microgrid development in the UAE, focusing on the socio-economic costs and benefits, policy frameworks, market dynamics, and environmental implications. The analysis encompasses publications from 2011 to 2021, with a particular emphasis on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. A total of 33 papers were identified and classified, revealing gaps in comprehensive valuation models, consideration of environmental and social governance factors, and research informing policy and investment decisions. The findings highlight the significance of microgrid technology in the UAE, its limited adoption and commercialization, and its predominant usage in remote areas and academic testbeds. The paper underscores the UAE’s vision for net-zero emissions by 2050 and the potential of microgrids in supporting its realization. Recommendations include the development of a comprehensive valuation framework to drive effective investments in microgrid technology, aligning with the UAE’s sustainable energy goals. The study contributes to the understanding of microgrid development in the UAE, offering insights into its socio-economic, policy, market, and environmental dimensions.

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“…The UAE's nuclear capability has witnessed the most progress in the medium-and long term for large-scale generation capacity. The first reactor was completed in 2017 and the remaining three reactors were completed in 2020 [44].This makes MG more relevant to the UAE.…”

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Comprehensive Review of Socio-Economic Costs and Benefits, Policy Frameworks, Market Dynamics, and Environmental Implications of Microgrid Development in the UAE

Sajwani,

Soudan,

Olabi

2023

Energies

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“…If the GCC countries wished to reap the benefits of a shared market, white papers advised, they would have to change how they did business. 49 Consultants to the project understood electricity professionals not only as builders and regulators but also conveyors of information, and expected them to perform a function similar to what Özden-Schilling (2016: 71) in the context of post-deregulation American electricity markets calls "database work," defined in her case as "generating, cleaning, and collating data," eventually making their work publicly legible. 50 Analysts saw transparency as a significant element of marketization.…”

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The Backbone: Construction of a Regional Electricity Grid in the Arabian Peninsula

Günel

2018

Engineering Studies

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This article studies the production of a power grid across six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, known as "the backbone," which has been conceptualized as an answer to power outages. First it analyzes how experts working with and around the GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) advance claims to a regional territorial imagination. Second, it shows that the construction of the grid not only indicates a shift in the material arrangement of wires and substations, but also necessitates new understandings of transparency and a new formula for the electricity price, facilitating the cutting of government subsidies along with additional price increases. Third, it interrogates how electricity is consumed in the region. Policy-makers expected that electricity price increases would lead to lower rates of consumption. Yet after price hikes were instituted, analysts reported how they had no impact. Users behaved in ways that the grid's engineers did not anticipate. Overall the article shows how various actors conduct "boundary work," that is, how they set limits between the political, the financial and the 1 Thanks to editors Cyrus Mody and Aalok Khandekhar for their close attention to this article. The participants to the Soil, Flesh and Flows: Environmental Temporalities and Expertise in the Middle East workshop at Harvard University, especially Steve Caton, provided invaluable feedback. Bridget Guarasci, Canay Özden-Schilling, Sophia Stamatopoulou-Robbins and Robin Steiner commented on drafts. Thanks also to Laleh Khalili for her engagement with an earlier version of the piece. The article benefited greatly from anonymous reviews. 6 "Lebanon power cuts lead to protests." Utilities Middle East, 6 Aug. 2012. Infotrac Newsstand, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=STND&sw=w&u=uarizona_main&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA298695 278&it=r&asid=f408c1cf24edc57a04963169335b3b91. Accessed 4 Mar. 2017.

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Water-Energy-Food Relation in Gulf Cooperation Council

Darwish

Mohtar

2021

Handbook of Water Resources Management: Discourses, Concepts and Examples

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Interlinking the Arab Gulf

Cited by 9 publications

References 2 publications

Comprehensive Review of Socio-Economic Costs and Benefits, Policy Frameworks, Market Dynamics, and Environmental Implications of Microgrid Development in the UAE

Comprehensive Review of Socio-Economic Costs and Benefits, Policy Frameworks, Market Dynamics, and Environmental Implications of Microgrid Development in the UAE

The Backbone: Construction of a Regional Electricity Grid in the Arabian Peninsula

Water-Energy-Food Relation in Gulf Cooperation Council

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