Syed Hussein Al -Qassab
A statistic issued by the “Statistics” website about the Arab citizen consumption rates annually, showed that the Kingdom of Bahrain ranked third in the Arab world with a consumption rate of 494,130 British thermal units (BTU) per person, which reflects the volume of high demand for energy in the Kingdom, and indicates the progress of the infrastructure and the level of welfare living. For energy between Arab countries at a rate of more than 796 thousand British thermal units, followed by the United Arab Emirates with a rate of 514,651 units, while Kuwait ranked fourth with 385,708 units, followed by Saudi Arabia with 321,628 units, then the Sultanate of Oman with 251,164 units. The fuel used for home and industrial purposes, and the British measurement unit (BTU) adopts as a unified scale. These numbers highlight the importance of adopting effective strategies for resource management and a balance between expansion of development and the need to protect the environment, which is what the Kingdom of Bahrain is working on. In light of the increasing energy -related challenges in the world, the issue of rationalizing energy consumption and achieving efficiency in it has become one of the most prominent national priorities for countries, especially in light of climate change and high energy costs, as monitoring the per capita energy consumption rate is an important indication of measuring the extent of societies dependent on electricity, fuel and gas, as well as the nature of the prevailing lifestyles and the level of development and infrastructure.