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Electricity consumption is still linked to economic growth activity in this country. At the moment we are growing at about 3.5% per annum and sometimes that creeps up a bit further depending on the general investment climate and economic development.
Marc Albérola, Directeur Général, présente le groupe Eranove, l’un des leaders dans la gestion des services publics et la production d’électricité et d’eau potable en Afrique de l’Ouest.
Luc Ayé, Managing Director of Azito Energie, talks about the different stages of the power station project.
I think the demand is there and it is strong. There are lots of projects which we have become involved in and for which the government has signed concession contracts with new operators. These projects must play a role in the years to come but also continue to grow, so I think there are places for operators to help meet the needs.
Abdul Rahman Al-Zamil, Chairman of Zamil Group
Without any hesitation I can tell you that doing business in Saudi Arabia is the easiest of all of these countries. Easy business doesn’t mean only government procedures.
Mohammed S. Alkhalil, President of FAD Investment & Development
Real estate is a major issue in Saudi Arabia. It is the second largest sector after oil and gas.
“I believe it is time for the private sector to step in and start privatising utilities. Why shouldn’t the private sector start their own power generation plants, where they can have their own utility generation units making 200 to 500 megawatts, which they sell to the government or to the electricity authority?,” asks Emad Al-Shamma, CEO of Al Khafrah Group Holding Co.
“Al-Khafrah Holding Group is a privately owned company, established by Sheikh Mubarak Al-Khafrah. We have multi-departments and sections responsible for renewable energy, industrial investments, real estate development and property development,” says Emad Al-Shamma, CEO of Al Khafrah Group Holding Co.
“So many people are coming to Saudi Arabia because they know that there is going to be demand for 43 gigawatts of renewable energy in Saudi Arabia by the year 2030,” says Emad Al-Shamma, CEO of Al Khafrah Group Holding Co.
“We are in the LPG field and we have six factories in Egypt for filling cylinders of LPG. Our production now is almost between 150,000 – 200,000 bottles per day.”
