Middle East
With a power score of 1.99, the United Arab Emirates ranks number 46 among Emerging Markets and number 5 in the Middle East region
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1.99/5
Score over time
2021 - 2024
The United Arab Emirates has a power score of 1.99, which puts it at rank 46 in the Emerging Markets power ranking. In comparison to 2023, the United Arab Emirates has improved in the power rankings by 8 places, from rank 54, to rank 46.
At 1.99, the power score of the United Arab Emirates is better than than the regional average of 1.84 in the Middle East region and puts it at rank 5 in the region.
The United Arab Emirates implements policies in 3/9 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Renewable energy auction, and Feed-in tariff.
The average electricity price in the United Arab Emirates has remained the same since 2022. Since 2017, the average electricity price in the United Arab Emirates has fluctuated between 62.62 USD/MWh (2020) and 76.23 USD/MWh (2019).
The top amount of capacity installed in the United Arab Emirates in 2023 was in Natural Gas at 71.85%, down from 75.08% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2023 was Nuclear at 10.41%, up from 7.56% in 2022.
The top amount of electricity generated in the United Arab Emirates in 2023 was in Natural Gas at 70.91%, down from 81.43% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in electricity generated in 2023 was Nuclear at 21.72%, up from 13.95% in 2022.
Investment in clean energy in the United Arab Emirates was around $1.83 million in 2023, a decrease of 98.93% from 2022 ($170.37 million). Between 2018 and 2023, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2019 at $4,404.80 million, while the lowest was in 2023 with $1.83 million.
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Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?
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Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?
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Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?
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Does the government significantly increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?
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