ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY

Electricity access is a prerequisite for satisfying basic human needs, improving living standards, maintaining good health, alleviating poverty and facilitating sustainable development. The lack of access to modern energy services constrains the ability of the young population to benefit from opportunities for economic development and increased living standards. According to According system is the most convenient and more generally affordable; some cities have achieved high proportion of coverage in this regard, for example Riyadh (83%), Qassim (73.7%), and Hail, Hasa and Abha (around 60%). to the Saudi Electricity Company the accessibility to electricity is 99.87%, but the sources of electricity may vary. The public network is used by 98.88% of Saudi households and only 0.83% of the households depend on private electricity networks. Private generators are used by 0.12% of houses inhabited. 21