Research Article
Studies on Optimal Strategy to Adopt Nuclear Power Plants into Saudi Arabian Energy System Using MESSAGE Tool
Table 6
The projected electricity peak demand of Saudi Arabia predicted in this study (GWe).
| | Year | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | 2035 | 2040 | 2045 | 2050 |
| | East | 18.4 | 24.3 | 34.8 | 49.5 | 70.1 | 99 | 139.5 | 196.1 | | Center | 16.4 | 18.8 | 23.3 | 28.8 | 35.5 | 43.5 | 53.3 | 65 | | West | 16.1 | 17.6 | 20.9 | 24.6 | 28.8 | 33.7 | 39.3 | 45.8 | | South | 5.8 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 26.6 | 39.4 | 58.1 | 85.5 | | Total | 56.7 | 68.7 | 91 | 120.9 | 161 | 215.6 | 290.2 | 392.4 |
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