1Department of Distribution Network Planning, Saudi Electricity Company, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
2Department of Electrical Engineering, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
American Journal of Energy Research.
2020,
Vol. 8 No. 1, 1-6
DOI: 10.12691/ajer-8-1-1
Copyright © 2020 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Khalid A. Althobiti, Ahmed M. Nahhas. Recent Advances of Hydropower Energy in Saudi Arabia.
American Journal of Energy Research. 2020; 8(1):1-6. doi: 10.12691/ajer-8-1-1.
Correspondence to: Ahmed M. Nahhas, Department of Electrical Engineering, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Email:
amnahhas@uqu.edu.saAbstract
This paper presents the recent advances of the hydropower energy in Saudi Arabia. The hydropower energy is one of the renewable energy power resources. It is used in the generation of the electrical power in different areas of the world. The hydropower is a clean and environmentally friendly source of energy. Recently, the hydropower energy is used to generate electricity and heat around the world.
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