United Arab Emirates
TABLE 1: ESTIMATED AVAILABLE ENERGY SOURCES
| UAE Energy Reserves (as of 2019) | |||||||||
| Fossil Fuels | Nuclear | Renewable | |||||||
| Solid | Liquid | Gas | Uranium | Hydro | Solar PV | Solar CSP | Landfill | ||
| Unit | Ton | Billion Barrel | Trillion Cubic Meter | Installed Capacity (MW) | Installed Capacity (MW) | Installed Capacity (MW) | |||
| Total amount in specific units | 0 | 97.8 | 6.091 | — | — | Sweihan Solar PV Plant, Abu Dhabi (1,177 MW); Sheikh Rashid Solar Park, Dubai (413 MW); Masdar City (10 MW); Distributed Solar PV Estimated (50 MW) |
Shams 1 (100 MW) | 1 MW (Al Qusais Landfill) | |
| Total amount in exajoules (EJ) | 0 | 623.2 | 204.4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Liquid consists of crude only. It has been converted to energy at 44.2 GJ/tonne. Natural gas has been converted to energy at 950 GJ/million cubic feet. | |||||||||
TABLE 2: ENERGY STATISTICS
| UAE Energy Consumption and Production | ||||||||
| Energy Consumption | 1971 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | Compound Annual Growth Rate (2015-1971) |
| Total | 0.04 | 0.23 | 0.66 | 1.04 | 1.10 | 1.89 | 2.22 | 10% |
| Solids | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 21% |
| Liquids | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.53 | 0.63 | 10% |
| Gases | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.37 | 0.62 | 0.56 | 1.02 | 1.12 | 9% |
| Primary Electricity | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 9% |
| Energy Production | ||||||||
| Total | 2.21 | 3.78 | 4.61 | 6.38 | 7.12 | 7.44 | 9.61 | 3% |
| Solids | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
| Liquids | 2.18 | 3.51 | 3.91 | 4.98 | 5.30 | 5.70 | 7.57 | 3% |
| Gases | 0.03 | 0.27 | 0.70 | 1.40 | 1.82 | 1.74 | 2.04 | 10% |
| Primary Electricity | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
| Net Import | ||||||||
| Total | -2.17 | -3.39 | -3.40 | -4.44 | -4.46 | -4.10 | -5.56 | 2% |
| Solids | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 21% |
| Liquids | -2.17 | -3.30 | -3.28 | -4.19 | -3.93 | -4.46 | -6.00 | 2% |
| Gases | 0.00 | -0.09 | -0.12 | -0.25 | -0.53 | 0.33 | 0.36 | -204% |
TABLE 3: ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND CAPACITY
| UAE Electricity Production and Consumption (1971-2017) | ||||||||||
| Cumulative Annual Growth Rate | ||||||||||
| Electricity Production (TWh) | 1971 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 1971-2000 | 2000-2015 |
| Total | 0.20 | 6.31 | 17.08 | 39.94 | 60.70 | 93.90 | 127.39 | 134.55 | 20.04% | 8.04% |
| Thermal | 0.20 | 6.31 | 17.08 | 39.94 | 60.70 | 93.90 | 127.07 | 133.85 | 20.04% | 8.02% |
| Nuclear | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Solar | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 0.70 | ||
| Coal | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Electricity Consumption (TWh) | 1971 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 1971-2000 | 2000-2015 |
| Total (TWh) | 0.19 | 5.87 | 15.54 | 38.59 | 56.26 | 89.59 | 126.58 | 129.53 | 20.11% | 8.24% |
TABLE 4: ENERGY RELATED RATIOS
| Energy Related Ratios | 1971 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 1971-2000 | 2000-2015 |
| Electricity Consumption Per GDP (kWh per kUSD) | 172.73 | 134.64 | 306.42 | 369.86 | 311.52 | 309.05 | 353.63 | 338.35 | 2.66% | -0.30% |
| Per Population (MWh per Capita) | 0.81 | 5.63 | 8.35 | 12.23 | 13.70 | 10.83 | 13.83 | 13.78 | 9.83% | 0.82% |
| Energy Consumption Per Capita (GJ/Capita) | 169.85 | 220.65 | 354.84 | 329.64 | 267.87 | 228.45 | 242.91 | NA | 2.31% | -2.01% |
| Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh/capita) | 806.80 | 5631.32 | 8354.84 | 12231.67 | 13700.47 | 10831.87 | 13827.49 | 13779.79 | 9.83% | 0.82% |
| Electricity Production per Energy Production (%) | 0.03% | 0.60% | 1.33% | 2.25% | 3.07% | 4.54% | 4.77% | NA | 15.73% | 5.13% |
| Nuclear/Total Electricity (%) | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Socio Economic Parameters | 1971 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 1971-2000 | 2000-2015 |
| Population, total | 235,499 | 1,042,384 | 1,860,000 | 3,154,925 | 4,106,427 | 8,270,684 | 9,154,302 | 9,400,000 | 9.36% | 7.36% |
| GDP (current US$) | 1,100,000,000 | 43,598,748,449 | 50,715,000,000 | 104,337,372,362 | 180,600,000,000 | 289,880,430,197 | 357,949,199,755 | 382,830,000,000 | 17.00% | 8.57% |
| References | ||||||||||
| The GDP and Population numbers were obtained from UAE Federal Statistics Authority and World Data Bank. | ||||||||||
| The latest electricity production and consumption have been obtained from Ministry of Energy and Industry Annual Statistics Report. | ||||||||||
TABLE 5: STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
| Reactor Unit | Type | Net Capacity [MW(e)] |
Status | Operator | Reactor Supplier |
Construction Date |
First Criticality Date |
First Grid Date |
Comm-ercial Date |
Shut-down Date |
UCF for 2016 |
| BARAKAH-1 | PWR | 1400 | Construction Completed | NAWAH | KEPCO | 19-07-2012 | 1 August 2020 | Not Announced | |||
| BARAKAH-2 | PWR | 1400 | Construction Completed | NAWAH | KEPCO | 16-04-2013 | Not Announced | ||||
| BARAKAH-3 | PWR | 1400 | Under Construction | NAWAH | KEPCO | 24-09-2014 | Not Announced | ||||
| BARAKAH-4 | PWR | 1400 | Under Construction | NAWAH | KEPCO | 30-07-2015 | Not Announced |
TABLE 7. PLANNED NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
| Reactor Unit/ Project Name | Owner | Type | Capacity (MWe) | Expected Construction Start Year | Expected Commercial Year |
| BARAKAH 1-4 | ENEC/Nawah | PWR | 5,600 | Construction started in July 2012 | Not announced |