List of Figures
Fig. 1.1
Share of low carbon energy (including hydro)
in Electricity Generation Mix (Source BP Review of World
Energy, 2020)
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Fig. 1.2
Power generation costs (LCOE) under typical Middle
Eastern conditions (Source Mills, Under a Cloud, 2020)
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Fig. 3.1
Primary energy consumption per capita 2018 (Source BP
2019)
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Fig. 3.2
Share of fossil fuels in electricity production. The
UAE’s electricity production is dominated by fossil
fuels, in comparison with smaller amounts used in other
high per capita consuming countries. However, much
of the non-fossil generation depicted here depends
on large hydropower and nuclear resources which are less
intermittent than competing renewable technologies (IEA
2019)
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Fig. 3.3
Power generation by sources other than natural gas.
Oil-based fuels were the main backup for natural gas,
but solar power has increased since 2013 (Source BP 2019)
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Fig. 3.4
UAE electricity capacity: current and planned. Natural
gas-fired generation drops from 98% of capacity in 2017
to 38% by 2050 under the UAE’s latest plan
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Fig. 3.5
UAE installed and planned capacity (Source Baker
Institute compilation from project database in Annex)
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