The infrastructure of the electricity sector and the regional energy linkages and exchange

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Sustainable Development Goals: Affordable and clean energy; Decent work and economic growth; Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Subject: Infrastructure and energy

Keywords: energy; electricity; energy policy; energy efficiency

Language: English

Region: Western Asia

This fact sheet addresses the status of the infrastructure of the electricity sector in the Arab region in terms of sources, technologies and the efficiency of transmission and distribution networks. It also highlights the current status of regional energy linkages and exchange, and the future outlook for improving the efficiency of this sector within the context of the regional electric interconnection system to establish the Arab electricity market.