When you think of Saudi Arabia you think of a nation that is oil and gas rich and its current energy mix—51% oil and 49% gas—does nothing to dispel that reputation. But Paddy Padmanathan, the CEO and president of Saudi Arabia-based ACWA Power International, envisions a day soon when renewable energy sources will dominate the mix of the Middle East nation.
Before that day comes, in the next 12 years, he says, gas and renewables will have to work in tandem as oil fades from Saudi Arabia’s energy mix.
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