Mediterranean Action Plan

1.3.2 Electrical energy demand
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Figure 5 Forecasted energy demand
The electric energy sector has been developed during the last decade, become the
economic and social development. The peak load has increased from 1595 MW in 1990 to
3875 MW in 2005 while the total installed capacity has increased from 3352 MW in 1990 to
512MW in 2005, and the generated electric energy from 9851 GWh in 1990 to 22500 GWh in
2005. The contribution of steam power plants 65%. Natural gas represents 32% of the fuel
supply for electric power plants and 33% heavy oil fuel and 35% light oil. Figure 6 shows the
growth of peak load during the period from 1992 to 2006, and its forecast until 2020.
Figure 6 The Growth Of Peak Load
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