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Energy plays a crucial role in modern societies. It has a vital input to all sectors (e.g. residential, transportation, and manufacture) and is essential to generate electricity. In other words, all societies require energy services to meet basic human needs such as lighting, heating, and mobility. Thus, energy is not just a regular commodity, rather it is a strategic one and is the lifeblood of today’s civilization.
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Bahgat, G. (2013). Conclusion. In: Alternative Energy in the Middle East. Energy, Climate and the Environment Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137264589_8
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