The Value of Trade and Regional Investments in The Pan-Arab Electricity Market : Integrating Power Systems and Building Economies

Energy demand in Arab countries continues to grow at a higher rate than economic growth. Meeting national electricity demand and exploiting their significant renewable energy resources (particularly, solar and wind) in a sustainable manner is a com...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	POWER SECTOR ELECTRICITY TRADE REGIONAL INTEGRATION POWER MARKET MASHREQ MAGHREB ELECTRICITY PLANNING MODEL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/517361636725116002/The-Value-of-Trade-and-Regional-Investments-in-The-Pan-Arab-Electricity-Market-Integrating-Power-Systems-and-Building-Economies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36614

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topic	POWER SECTOR ELECTRICITY TRADE REGIONAL INTEGRATION POWER MARKET MASHREQ MAGHREB ELECTRICITY PLANNING MODEL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ENERGY EFFICIENCY
spellingShingle	POWER SECTOR ELECTRICITY TRADE REGIONAL INTEGRATION POWER MARKET MASHREQ MAGHREB ELECTRICITY PLANNING MODEL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ENERGY EFFICIENCY World Bank The Value of Trade and Regional Investments in The Pan-Arab Electricity Market : Integrating Power Systems and Building Economies
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description	Energy demand in Arab countries continues to grow at a higher rate than economic growth. Meeting national electricity demand and exploiting their significant renewable energy resources (particularly, solar and wind) in a sustainable manner is a common challenge across all Arab countries. A number of analyses have pointed out that such countries would benefit greatly from the increased integration of their power systems, and the resulting opportunities for electricity trade. This study quantifies the potential economic benefits that a Pan-Arab Electricity Market (PAEM) could bring if the countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) were engaged in full electricity trade on a commercial basis. The World Bank’s Electricity Planning Model (EPM) was used to prepare the region’s least-cost capacity expansion and dispatch scenarios optimizing the regional power systems in the period 2018–2035.
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title	The Value of Trade and Regional Investments in The Pan-Arab Electricity Market : Integrating Power Systems and Building Economies
title_short	The Value of Trade and Regional Investments in The Pan-Arab Electricity Market : Integrating Power Systems and Building Economies
title_full	The Value of Trade and Regional Investments in The Pan-Arab Electricity Market : Integrating Power Systems and Building Economies
title_fullStr	The Value of Trade and Regional Investments in The Pan-Arab Electricity Market : Integrating Power Systems and Building Economies
title_full_unstemmed	The Value of Trade and Regional Investments in The Pan-Arab Electricity Market : Integrating Power Systems and Building Economies
title_sort	value of trade and regional investments in the pan-arab electricity market : integrating power systems and building economies
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/517361636725116002/The-Value-of-Trade-and-Regional-Investments-in-The-Pan-Arab-Electricity-Market-Integrating-Power-Systems-and-Building-Economies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36614
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The Value of Trade and Regional Investments in The Pan-Arab Electricity Market : Integrating Power Systems and Building Economies

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