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Tracking SDG 7: Energy Progress Report 2019 Arab Region VISION ESCWA, an innovative catalyst for a stable, just and flourishing Arab region MISSION Committed to the 2030 Agenda, ESCWA’s passionate team produces innovative knowledge, fosters regional consensus and delivers transformational policy advice. Together, we work for a sustainable future for all. E/ESCWA/SDPD/2019/3 Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Tracking SDG 7: Energy Progress Report 2019 Arab Region UNITED NATIONS Beirut © 2019 United Nations All rights reserved worldwide Photocopies and reproductions of excerpts are allowed with proper credits. All queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), e-mail: [email protected]. 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Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Islamic Development Bank Data on individual countries was also provided Group (IsDB). during a consultative seminar on “Monitoring the Implementation of Energy-related SDG Indicators Authorship in the Arab Region” held in April 2019 where ESCWA member countries provided valuable This report was developed by the Energy Section input on their respective countries. in the Sustainable Development and Policies Division (SDPD) of ESCWA. The lead authors are Members of the ESCWA Committee on Energy Ms. Radia Sedaoui, Chief Energy Section, and and Experts: Ms. Laura El-Katiri, consultant, with contributions Mr. Nader Mohamed Lotfi Mohrm, Senior from Mr. Mongi Bida, First Economic Affairs Engineer at Research, Planning and Authorities Officer, and Mr. Robert Tromop, consultant. Follow-up Department, Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Egypt; Mr. Mustafa Data Sources Mohammad Mustafa Khatib, Director of Electricity Department, Ministry of Energy and This report relies on the data provided by the Mineral Resources, Jordan; Mr. Zeyad Jamil custodian agencies of Sustainable Development Abdel Rahman Alsaaydeh, Director of Rural Goal 7: World Health Organization (WHO), Electrification Department, Ministry of Energy and World Bank, United Nations Statistics Division Mineral Resources, Jordan; Ms. Alaa Abdulla, (UNSD), International Renewable Energy Agency Executive Director, Jordan Green Building (IRENA), International Energy Agency (IEA) and a Council, Jordan; Mr. Omar Abdelaziz Alwasmi, combination of data sources for its analysis. Controller of Organization and International relation, Ministry of Oil, Kuwait; Ms. Aurore The report draws on two metadatabases of global Feghaly, General Director of Oil, Ministry of household surveys – the Global Electrification Energy and Water, Lebanon; Mr. Hamid H. M. Database managed by the World Bank (Elisa Sherwali, Chairperson of Board of Renewable Portale and Juliette Besnard) and the Global Energies, Renewable Energy Authority, Libya; Household Energy Database managed by WHO Mr. Eltayeb Dafaalla Ahmed Ismail, Manager (Heather Adair-Rohani and Giulia Ruggeri). Energy of Electricity Planning Department, , Ministry balance statistics and indicators for renewable of Water Resources, Irrigation and Electricity, energy and energy efficiency were prepared by the Sudan; Ms. Hazir Farouk Abdelraheem IEA (Roberta Quadrelli, Sharon Burghgraeve and Elhaj, Assistant Professor, University of Science Francesco Mattion) and UNSD (Leonardo Souza and Technology, the Sudan; Ms. Hiam Imam, and Agnieszka Koscielniak) complemented by Director for Electricity Sector Regulatory, and data on electricity generation from solar and wind Private Investment, Ministry of Electricity, Arab Tracking SDG 7: Energy Progress Report Arab Region | Acknowledgments 4 Republic of Syria; Mr. Mohamed Bassam Al- International and Regional Organizations: Darwish, Director for Planning and Statistics, Ms. Jamila Youssef Matar, Head of Energy Ministry of Electricity, Arab Republic of Syria; Mr. Department, League of Arab States, Cairo; Mohamed Yarguett, Minister’s advisor in charge Mr. Mohammed Alsayed, Manager, Economic of Electricity, Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Infrastructure Division, Economic and Social Mines, Mauritania; Ms. Vatimetou Sid Elemine, Infrastructure Department Islamic Development Head of Electrification Division, Ministry of Bank Group (IsDB); Mr. Hussain Mogaibel, Global Petroleum, Energy and Mines, Mauritania; Mr. Lead Energy Specialist, Economic Infrastructure Tigran Parvanyan, Energy Specialist, Energy Division, Economic and Social Infrastructure Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), World Bank; and Robert Tromop, Department, IsDB; Ms. Roberta Quadrelli, Energy Efficiency Consultant. Head, Balances, Prices, Emissions and Energy Efficiency, IEA Energy Data Centre, IEA, Vienna; Focal Points of Statistics: Ms. Laura Cozzi, Chief Energy Modeller, IEA; Ms. Wafa Aboul Hosn, Chief Economic Statistics, Mr. Joe Ritchie, Energy Policy Analyst, Energy Statistics Division, ESCWA, Ms. Abeer Mohamed Efficiency, IEA; rM . Francesco Mattion, Energy Eid, Statistician and Head of Electricity and Data Officer, IEA Energy Data Centre, IEA; Ms. Energy Department, Central Agency for Public Rabia Ferroukhi, Director Knowledge, Policy and Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), Egypt; Mr. Finance Centre, IRENA; Mr. Adrian Whiteman, Zaid Khaleefah Mohamed, Statistician Ministry Head of Statistics, IRENA; Ms. Samah Elsayed, of Planning, Central Statistics Organization, Iraq; Programme Officer, IRENA; Ms. Elisa Portale, Mr. Nimer Hashem Gharbia, National Coordinator Senior Energy Specialist, Energy Knowledge of Energy Sector, Head of Industry and Energy Hub Coordinator Energy Sector Management Division, Department of Statistics, Jordan; Mr. Assistance Program (ESMAP), World Bank; Ms. Ali E.A. Grera, Executive Director, Bureau of Juliette Besnard, Energy Specialist, ESMAP, Statistics and Census, Libya; Mr. Ibrahim Said World Bank; Mr. Raihan Elahi Lead Energy Muhanna Al Hinai, Head of Government Economic Specialist, Energy and Extractives, World Bank; Statistics Department National Center For Mr. Tigran Parvanyan, Energy Specialist, ESMAP, Statistics and Information, Oman; Mr. Mohammed World Bank; Mr. Nicholas Howarth, Research Shaheen, Head of Natural Resources and Water Fellow, Energy Transitions and Environment, King Statistics Division, Palestinian Central Bureau Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center of Statistics, State of Palestine; Ms. Afkar Eltaib (KAPSARC), Saudi Arabia; Mr. Hosni Ghedira, Awadelkrim Abdalla, Manager, Central Statistics Director, Research Centre for Renewable Energy Organization, the Sudan; Mr. Ihsan Saber Amer, Mapping and Assessment, Masdar Institute, Head Manager, Central Bureau of Statistics, Syrian Arab Republic; Ms. Olfa Bouazizi, Head of United Arab Emirates; Mr. Osamah Alsayegh, Unit, National Institute of Statistics, Tunisia. Executive Director, Energy and Building Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Review and Consultation Kuwait; Ms. Chris Heitzig, Student Graduate The public consultation and peer review process University of Oxford, United States or America, were coordinated by ESCWA including the Mr. Fidele Byiringiro, Economic Affairs Officer, abovementioned regional seminar on “Monitoring ESCWA; Mr. Rabi’ Bashour, Economic Affairs the Implementation of Energy-related SDG Officer, Emerging and Conflicts Related Issues Indicators in the Arab Region” organized by (ECRI) Division, ESCWA; Ms. Maya Antoine ESCWA in Beirut in April 2019. Substantive Mansour, Research Assistant, Energy Section, comments and inputs were also provided by ESCWA; and Mr. Ziad Khayat, First Economic regional and international organizations as follows: