Peakload electricity demand in Kuwait

Mohammed Al-Enezi, Nadeem A. Burney (nburney@safat.kisr.edu.kw), Salwa Hamada and Wafa Awadh
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Mohammed Al-Enezi: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Postal: P.O Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait, http://www.kisr.edu.kw/
Nadeem A. Burney: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Postal: P.O Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait, http://www.kisr.edu.kw/
Salwa Hamada: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Postal: P.O Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait, http://www.kisr.edu.kw/
Wafa Awadh: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Postal: P.O Box 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait, http://www.kisr.edu.kw/
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Mohammad Alenezi

Economia Internazionale / International Economics, 2007, vol. 60, issue 3, 273-291

Abstract: This paper examines demand for electricity in Kuwait. As, given the climatic conditions, the planning for electricity generating capacity is based on peak-load, the main focus of the paper is peak-load demand. The analysis in the paper is based on annual time series data, and generalized least square procedure is used to estimate the demand model. The model takes account of some of the key features of Kuwait’s electricity consumption patterns, e.g., unchanged nominal price for electricity, non-payment of electricity bills, air-conditioning load, etc. The estimated model was used to project future electricity demand under alternative scenarios and determine future capacity requirements.

Keywords: Electricity Demand; Peak-load; Capacity Requirements; Future Projections; Kuwait (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 Q41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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