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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113090
	Cost, emission, and macroeconomic implications of diesel displacement in the Saudi agricultural sector: Options and policy insights
	Elshurafa, Amro M.; Alatawi, Hatem; Hasanov, Fakhri J.; Algahtani, Goblan J.; Felder, Frank A.
发表日期	2022
ISSN	0301-4215
EISSN	1873-6777
卷号	168 页码:15
英文摘要	The Saudi agricultural sector relies on diesel for irrigation that is provided to farmers at a price much lower than the average global price, implying significant opportunity costs. By soft-coupling power and macroeconometric models, we assessed cost and economic (macro and sectoral) implications of electrifying irrigation activities in the Saudi agricultural sector via three scenarios: electrifying each individual farm with a dedicated hybrid renewable micro-grid, electrifying the entire farm cluster with central generation, and connecting the entire cluster to the national grid. Compared with the base-case, connecting the farm cluster to the national grid was the most economic but least environmentally friendly. The renewable and central generation scenarios were costlier due to high battery costs and gas infrastructure needed, respectively. Further, the financial viability of the renewable microgrid option depends on the opportunity cost assumption. From an economic (macro and sectoral) perspective, we found that: (i) job and value-added creation effects of saved-diesel spending from export revenues is positive, but quite small implying the more diesel displaced the more benefits realized, (ii) sectoralspecific spending is more growth-and employment-enhancing than general-spending of the government suggesting taking measures to further enhance the efficiency of governmental spending as highlighted in the Fiscal Sustainability Program.
英文关键词	Saudi Arabia; Renewable energy; Agriculture; Diesel displacement; Macroeconomics
学科领域	Economics; Energy & Fuels; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS记录号	WOS:000814744900002
来源期刊	ENERGY POLICY
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/272328
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Elshurafa, Amro M.,Alatawi, Hatem,Hasanov, Fakhri J.,et al. Cost, emission, and macroeconomic implications of diesel displacement in the Saudi agricultural sector: Options and policy insights[J],2022,168:15.
APA	Elshurafa, Amro M.,Alatawi, Hatem,Hasanov, Fakhri J.,Algahtani, Goblan J.,&Felder, Frank A..(2022).Cost, emission, and macroeconomic implications of diesel displacement in the Saudi agricultural sector: Options and policy insights.ENERGY POLICY,168,15.
MLA	Elshurafa, Amro M.,et al."Cost, emission, and macroeconomic implications of diesel displacement in the Saudi agricultural sector: Options and policy insights".ENERGY POLICY 168(2022):15.