KSA reaffirms commitment to renewable energy

The IRENA commission also warned that countries are heavily dependent on fossil fuel exports would need to adapt to avoid "serious economic consequences". (Supplied)

• The IRENA commission also warned that countries are heavily dependent on fossil fuel exports would need to adapt to avoid "serious economic consequences"

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia reaffirmed that it is working, in the framework of Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Program 2020, to build a sustainable renewable energy sector that includes industries, services, technology localization and qualified human resources.
The reaffirmation came in a speech by Dr. Khalid bin Saleh Al-Sultan, president of King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy, who led a Saudi delegation at the ninth session of the General Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi.