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System Gaps

19^thSeptember 2026

● Two Fleets Competing for the Same Hours: the Economics of Carbon Capture in Saudi Arabia
● A Crowded, Yet Growing Market: Where Are the Opportunities in the Saudi Bottled Water Market?

Topics of the Week

Two Fleets Competing for the Same Hours: the Economics of Carbon Capture in Saudi Arabia

Here are two numbers that have never appeared in the same published document:
85%. Is the annual share the international financial models assume a gas plant runs so that the carbon capture equipment attached to it recovers its cost, at around $600 million per gigawatt.

A Crowded, Yet Growing Market: Where Are the Opportunities in the Saudi Bottled Water Market?

At first glance, the Saudi Bottled Water Market may read like a straightforward growth story. The market size climbed from roughly SAR 10.4 billion in 2021 to nearly SAR 11.9 billion in 2025.

How can Saudi Arabia ‘Stabilise’ the Sun?

The announcement by Saudi Arabia in 2023 to construct the world’s largest single-site solar-power plant with a capacity of 2,060 MW exemplifies the rapidly expanding reliance on renewable energy sources to meet global power demands.

Saudi Arabia: A Solar Powerhouse for Europe

By positioning itself as a solar and green energy powerhouse, Saudi Arabia can provide Europe with cost-effective, clean energy solutions, strengthening energy security while supporting the continent's efforts toward sustainable energy transitions.

The hidden trap in solar panel investment for Saudi families

You step into your 300-square-metre villa in Riyadh, where the scorching sun in the summer blazes overhead and your air conditioners is nearly always on 24/7 to cool down the 4-bedroom house.