Saudi authorities are discussing plans and endeavors to displace liquid fuels and replace them with the electric grid, in a step that aims to achieve sustainable development according to Vision 2030.
These plans were put forward during a workshop organized by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Mohammad Abdel-Latif, head of the program’s agricultural team, explained that several tracks were set for different sectors, with the aim to reduce liquid fuel consumption by 95 percent by 2030.
He noted that the program sought to replace alternative energy sources through the connection with the electricity grid, in addition to enhancing operational capacity and reducing external factors affecting the sustainability of the environmental sectors.
Abdel-Latif also stated that the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture was working to achieve integration by connecting farms to the electrical network, and reduce the use of liquid fuels, within its endeavor to achieve the sustainability of the sector and enhance local production.
He explained that the program provides soft loans that allow farmers to implement the necessary internal adjustments.
According to the ministry, the program will be implemented in three phases. The first consists of obtaining data from farms on fuel consumption in order to estimate the electrical load. The second phase includes planning the delivery of the service and determining the timeframe for the implementation of the changes required by the displacement program, while the third involves the connection to the electrical grid.
