ELECTRIC ENERGY CONSERVATION IMPACT ON THE PLANS OF FAST GROWING EXTENDED ELECTRIC SYSTEMS

Abstract

The fast increase in electrical power demand and financing shortage to meet very high power• demand push the majority of countries, eYen oil producers to apply seriously the energy conservation (E.C) and load management (L.M) activities. The case in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (K.S.A.) may slightly differ. The low tariff, the high national gross domestic product, and severe swnmer conditions are the direct reasons of two main problems facing K.S.A. electrical sector. The first is the extremely high peak loads during short period (I:00-4:00 p.m) in summer . time resulting in low utilization factor of power generation units. The second is the high electrical energy consumption rate per capita if it is compared with the average international rates.