Hisham M. Akhonbay is a research fellow in the Policy and Decision Science program at KAPSARC, Saudi Arabia. Working on GCC energy cooperation and research, he has been with KAPSARC since its inception. He was previously with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC as a visiting fellow where he worked on the geopolitics of oil and authored a paper on Saudi Arabia’s energy policy.

• List of Figures, List of Tables, List of Contributors, Foreword, Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. Overview of Energy Supply and Demand in the GCC. 3. Economics of Solar Power in the GCC: Assessing Opportunities at Residential and Utility Scales. 4. Navigating the Transition to Renewable Energy in the GCC: Lessons from the European Union. 5. Prioritizing Renewable Energy in a Time of Fiscal Austerity. 6. De-risking Low carbon Investments in the GCC. 7. Policies to Promote Renewables in the Middle East and North Africa’s Resource Rich Economies. 8. Energy and Climate Policies to Stimulate Renewables Deployment in GCC Countries. 9. Potential Impacts of Solar Energy Integration on Fuel Mix Strategies in Qatar. 10. Renewable Energy and Its Potential Impact on GCC Labor Markets: Opportunities and Constraints. 11. Forging a More Centralized GCC Renewable Energy Policy. Index

Hisham M. Akhonbay is a research fellow in the Policy and Decision Science program at KAPSARC, Saudi Arabia. Working on GCC energy cooperation and research, he has been with KAPSARC since its inception. He was previously with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC as a visiting fellow where he worked on the geopolitics of oil and authored a paper on Saudi Arabia’s energy policy.

• List of Figures, List of Tables, List of Contributors, Foreword, Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. Overview of Energy Supply and Demand in the GCC. 3. Economics of Solar Power in the GCC: Assessing Opportunities at Residential and Utility Scales. 4. Navigating the Transition to Renewable Energy in the GCC: Lessons from the European Union. 5. Prioritizing Renewable Energy in a Time of Fiscal Austerity. 6. De-risking Low carbon Investments in the GCC. 7. Policies to Promote Renewables in the Middle East and North Africa’s Resource Rich Economies. 8. Energy and Climate Policies to Stimulate Renewables Deployment in GCC Countries. 9. Potential Impacts of Solar Energy Integration on Fuel Mix Strategies in Qatar. 10. Renewable Energy and Its Potential Impact on GCC Labor Markets: Opportunities and Constraints. 11. Forging a More Centralized GCC Renewable Energy Policy. Index

Hisham M. Akhonbay is a research fellow in the Policy and Decision Science program at KAPSARC, Saudi Arabia. Working on GCC energy cooperation and research, he has been with KAPSARC since its inception. He was previously with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC as a visiting fellow where he worked on the geopolitics of oil and authored a paper on Saudi Arabia’s energy policy.

• List of Figures, List of Tables, List of Contributors, Foreword, Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. Overview of Energy Supply and Demand in the GCC. 3. Economics of Solar Power in the GCC: Assessing Opportunities at Residential and Utility Scales. 4. Navigating the Transition to Renewable Energy in the GCC: Lessons from the European Union. 5. Prioritizing Renewable Energy in a Time of Fiscal Austerity. 6. De-risking Low carbon Investments in the GCC. 7. Policies to Promote Renewables in the Middle East and North Africa’s Resource Rich Economies. 8. Energy and Climate Policies to Stimulate Renewables Deployment in GCC Countries. 9. Potential Impacts of Solar Energy Integration on Fuel Mix Strategies in Qatar. 10. Renewable Energy and Its Potential Impact on GCC Labor Markets: Opportunities and Constraints. 11. Forging a More Centralized GCC Renewable Energy Policy. Index