Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/256; WT/TPR/S/256/REV.1 |
G-IV§77; S-IV§60 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2011 |
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Energy |
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Saudi Aramco (wholly state-owned company established by Royal Decree in 1988) has partnered with foreign companies to develop three new export-oriented refineries at a cost of US$18 billion, and is planning a series of expansions and upgrades to its existing refineries in order to reduce their environmental impact in comparison to older facilities
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/256/REV.1 |
S-IV§74 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2011 |
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Energy |
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Natural gas is supplied to users in Saudi Arabia at a regulated price of 281 halalas per million BTU (US$0.75 per million BTU), which was determined based on a combination of commercial and environmental concerns
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/256/REV.1 |
S-IV§80 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2011 |
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Energy |
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Saudi Arabia has begun trialling the use of renewable energy sources for the production of electricity, in particular solar thermal electricity generation
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/256/REV.1 |
S-IV§83-84 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2011 |
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Other |
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Water is a very scarce resource in Saudi Arabia, yet present technologies make desalination an energy-intensive process, that is why Saudi Arabia is trialling solar photovoltaic powered desalination plants
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/256/REV.1 |
S-IV§105 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2011 |
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Manufacturing |
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In 2009, Ma'aden announced a joint venture with Alcoa to establish an integrated aluminium production plant using Saudi Arabia's advantages in feedstock, and raw miner materials, as well as utilizing low-cost and clean power generation, as well as existing and future port and rail facilities, developed by Saudi Arabia's Government
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/407 |
G-4§32 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2021 |
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Other measures |
Manufacturing, Services |
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4.32. "Modon Environmental Management System" aims at supporting, developing and following up the performance of the environmental services provided to industrial cities, which includes several programs, such as; ambient air quality monitoring program in industrial cities, the two chimney testing programs and sanitation monitoring.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/407 |
G-4§35 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2021 |
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Loans and financing |
Manufacturing |
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4.35. "Tanafusiya" Program launched by Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) provides enablers and development support to help industrial enterprises reach a high degree of competitiveness through "the Energy Efficiency Program" which aims to reduce the cost of operation in industrial facilities by enabling them to access energy-saving technologies. (...)
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/407 |
G-4§36 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2021 |
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Loans and financing |
Energy, Manufacturing |
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4.36. "Mutajadeda" Program launched by SIDF helps to develop local producers in the field of renewable energy production, promote and align the quality of solar and wind energy products with the local and global demands to achieve the national aspirations of renewable energy's production and to enable the renewable energy industry to meet local demand by financing the manufacture of renewable energy as well as financing the production and generation of renewable energy projects.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/407 |
G-4§40 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2021 |
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Other measures |
Mining |
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4.40. The key changes expected to be achieved by the new law are; the development of the sector's governance, amend some licenses' types, enhance transparency, develop value-added chains, promote sustainability, preserve the environment, impose guarantees for rehabilitation, optimize the use of mineral resources(...).
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Conservation
Environment
Sustainable
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/407 |
G-6§7 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2021 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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6.7. The Kingdom's rapid economic and population growths, along with its industrial and social developments as it pursues Vision 2030, have increased the demand for energy and desalinated water. One of the essential means of achieving a sustainable growth is the introduction of nuclear and renewable energy in the energy mix.
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Energy
Renewable
Sustainable
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