Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/333 |
G-IV§8 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2016 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Agriculture |
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From a future perspective, the Kingdom will continue in its Tenth Development Plan (2015 19) to promote balanced sustainable development by enhancing sustainable water use and achieving significant reduction in water consumption in the agricultural sector. Farmers will, in general, be encouraged to engage in alternative sustainable agricultural activities such as greenhouse farming and organic farming; moving away from traditional open-field cultivation and high water consuming products like wheat or fodders; and, to adopt modern cultivation techniques such as advanced drip irrigation.
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Sustainable
Organic
Water
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/333 |
G-IV§36 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2016 |
Sectors |
Investment measures, Risk assessment |
Mining |
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The Ministry continued its efforts to:
- Reduce environmental impact using locations for mining investment (named "Mining Complexes"), which were reserved for the exploitation of various types of minerals and rocks (e.g. granite, limestone, aggregates and sand) in 13 regions of Saudi Arabia. A total of 338 mining complexes were reserved throughout the Kingdom; the area of these locations amounted to 65,000 km2;
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- Conduct a mining strategy study for mid- and long- term periods (20 years) in order to (...) ensure environmental sustainability and best in class safety performance.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/333 |
G-IV§66 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2016 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Services |
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Saudi Arabia has adopted five public transport projects in different major cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah, Dammam and Madinah. The projects will provide the cities with a giant public transport system (metro and buses) to meet their existing and future demand and will be of great benefit to the cities' traffic, economy, society and environment. Currently, the King Abdulaziz project for Riyadh public transport is under construction, and is expected to be finished over the three coming years.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/333 |
G-VI§3 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2016 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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In the past four years, Saudi Arabia, represented by the Atomic Energy Sector in King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE), has worked on several projects to begin defining the objectives of the KSA Nuclear Programme. These projects includes but are not limited to the following:
• Establishing a new atomic energy programme directed to civil purposes and having the following properties:
safety first;
transparent;
worldwide cooperation;
highest standards and best practices;
clean and environmentally friendly.
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• Creating radiation and nuclear regulatory body that is independent and credible.
• Adapting and developing, in partnership, new atomic energy technologies.
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Renewable
Energy
Clean
Environment
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/333 |
G-VI§4 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2016 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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Today, KACARE (Atomic Energy Sector in King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy):
• Houses an independent regulatory body that is in a developmental stage and is being developed by KACARE. On an interim basis, the competent authority is a unit within the atomic energy sector in KACARE;
• Has a technical partnership with STUK (Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Regulatory Authority);
• Is licensing the LPRR (Low Power Research Reactor) Project;
• Achieved bilateral nuclear cooperation agreements with eight countries.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/333 |
G-VI§5 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2016 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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In the past four years, Saudi Arabia represented by KACARE, has worked on several projects that are divided into the following three categories: utility scale, water desalination, and small renewable energy applications. Below we briefly describe projects in each category.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/333 |
G-VI§6 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2016 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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Utility scale: this category includes several projects:
• The first project is King Salman's Initiative for Green Energy in Al Madinah. Al Madinah has an abundance of renewable energy resources. Hence, this initiative aims at making Al Madinah a global pioneer in the field of renewable energy;
• The second project is the utilization of the Jeddah old landfill; the aim of this project is to use the generated gases from biodegradable waste known as Landfill Gas (LFG) and to convert the gases into energy.
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Renewable
Energy
Bio
Waste
Green
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/333 |
G-VI§7 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2016 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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The last project is the development and deployment of large-scale renewable energy projects. The aim of this project is to utilize the resources available in Saudi Arabia and to help reduce domestic hydrocarbon demand for electricity generation. The Saudi electricity system is the largest in the Arab world, where peak load in 2014 reached 56,547 Mw and the electricity generation capacity in 2014 reached 76,839 Mw.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/333 |
G-VI§8 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2016 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Energy, Other |
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As for Water desalination: KACARE has started working on a feasibility study for using renewable energy resources for water desalination. The aim of this project is to capitalize on the renewable resources available to reduce Saudi Arabia's high oil consumption for water desalination.
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Renewable
Energy
Natural resources
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/333 |
G-VI§9 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2016 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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As for the small renewable energy applications: KACARE is working on multiple projects on this regard.
• The first project is to utilize rooftops of buildings to produce energy. This project aims at reducing the electricity demand on buildings, in line with the kingdom-wide energy conservation efforts and to support the grid in peak-load shaving;
• The second project is the use of solar energy with batteries in remote areas. This project aims to support off grid remote locations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with reliable renewable energy solutions.
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Renewable
Energy
Conservation
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