据路透社4月25日迪拜报道，沙特阿拉伯正为提升投资而削减成本，该国财政部长表示，通过将国内消费的液态燃料置换为天然气及可再生能源，沙特将在未来十年节约超过2000亿美元。
沙特近年已着手推动一项雄心勃勃的改革计划，以提升经济现代化程度、增加就业，并减少对石油收入的依赖。
财政部长莫哈默德·杰达安表示：“我们即将敲定的一项方案是取代液体燃料。该计划意味着政府可在未来10年内获得约8000亿里亚尔（合2133.4亿美元）用于投资。”
作为发电能源使用组合优化一揽子计划的一部分，沙特本月与7个新建太阳能项目签订了购电协议。
杰达安称：“与其以60美元价格从国际市场购买燃料后再以6美元价格供给沙特公共事业，或动用我们在欧佩克的配额以6美元出售，我们今后10年会切实将至少100万桶石油当量/天的消耗置换为天然气与可再生能源。”
受去年“新冠”危机与低油价沉重打击，沙特近期宣布了加速国内投资的多项计划，由石油巨头沙特阿美公司与4000亿美元的巨额主权基金“公共投资基金”主导，推动万亿美元级别投资。
为转移国库的部分计划性投资负担，多家公司被要求调低对政府支付的股息，以此提升资本投入。
杰达安称：“从现在起到2025年，或到2030年，财政可持续性对我们而言都将是首选考虑。我们相信，我们需要一直保持财政可持续性并控制政府开支，直至我们达成《愿景2030》中的全部目标。”
詹乐乾 摘译自路透社，2021.04.25
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Saudi Arabia sees over $200 billion in savings from energy reforms plan - Finance Minister
Saudi Arabia could save over $200 billion over the next decade by replacing liquid fuel used for domestic consumption with gas and renewable energy sources, the finance minister said, as the kingdom seeks to cut costs to fund investments.
Saudi Arabia has embarked “One initiative we’re about to finalise is the displacement of liquids,” said Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan.
“This programme would represent savings for the government of about 800 billion riyals ($213.34 billion) over the next 10 years which can be utilized for investment.”
Saudi Arabia this month signed power purchase agreements with seven new solar projects, part of plans to optimise the energy mix used for electricity production.
“Instead of buying fuel from the international markets at $60 and then selling it at $6 for Saudi utilities, or using some of our quota in OPEC to sell at $6, we’re going to actually displace at least 1 million barrels a day of oil equivalent in the next 10 years and replace it with gas and renewables,” said Jadaan.
Hit hard by lower crude prices and the coronavirus crisis last year, the kingdom has recently announced plans to accelerate domestic investment, in a multi-trillion-dollar spending push led by state oil giant Aramco and the powerful $400 billion sovereign fund, Public Investment Fund.
In an attempt to shift the burden of some of the planned investments away from the treasury, some companies have been asked to lower the dividends they pay to the government to boost capital spending.
“Between now and 2025, and possibly until 2030, fiscal sustainability is a priority for us. We believe that until we achieve all the targets that Vision 2030 has set, we need to maintain fiscal sustainability and control government expenditure,” said Jadaan.