Energy consumption intensity down 3% in 2021; energy savings at 425,000 BOE/D

Oil barrels

Total energy consumption intensity fell by 3% to reach 639 barrels of oil equivalent per SAR million (BOE/SAR million) in 2021 compared to 657 BOE/SAR million in 2020, a report issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) indicated.

According to GASTAT, energy efficiency means the amount of energy required in the production or operation of an energy component to provide a certain level of service with reduced amounts of energy input.

Energy consumption intensity implies the amount of primary energy consumption against GDP and is measured in BOE/SAR million.

The energy consumption intensity in the industrial sector amounted to 298 BOE/ SAR million, down 4.8% year-on-year (YoY). The transportation sector’s energy consumption intensity increased by 1.7% YoY as shown in the table below:

The total savings in primary energy from energy efficiency initiatives increased by 19% YoY to reach 425,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE/D).

The savings in primary energy means the direct saving resulting from energy efficiency initiatives.

The savings in the buildings sector amounted to 340,000 BOE/D, while it reached 48,000 BOE/D in the transportation sector, and 37,000 BOE/D in the industrial sector.

The number of subscribers in the buildings sector increased to reach 10.38 million, of which 8.42 million subscribers were in the residential sector, 1.68 million in commercial sector and 285,400 in government.

The consumption of electric energy in the buildings sector (residential, commercial and government) increased to 226-terawatt hour (TWh).

Electric energy consumption rate stood at 21.78 MWh per subscriber, a 1.42% increase compared to 2020.