Summary:
Mediterranean Energy Perspectives 2008 (MEP 2008), prepared by the
Observatoire Mediterraneen de l'Energie (OME), assesses the energy outlook
for Mediterranean energy markets through 2030. Its in-depth analysis of and
projections for 24 Mediterranean countries and aggregates, as well as
its detailed profiles of Algeria and Turkey, bring to light an alternative
nongovernmental view of how energy demand might evolve in the Mediterranean
countries.
This first edition of MEP presents the results of a reference scenario
that is based on past energy trends. The main assumptions of the scenario
are related to benchmark population, economic growth, and international
fossil fuel prices. The scenario also assumes no major deviations from the
energy policies and measures already in place or that were in the process
of being implemented by the end of 2007.
MEP 2008 is the first annual issue of a regular publication whose aim is
to compile and present the extensive work of the OME. This edition of MEP
is based on an exclusive in-house model that brings to light an
alternative, nongovernmental view of how energy demand might evolve in the
Mediterranean countries. Because its forecasts can be easily compared with
those available elsewhere, MEP will be an indispensable source for
policymakers, researchers, and members of the business community.