Nuclear Power Plants in GCC, Why?

I still don’t understand the rationale for building nuclear power plants in GCC. As a block (mainly Saudi), we have the biggest oil reserves in the world, but yet we want to build nuclear plants. I would understand if France, or Japan builds nuclear power plants for their energy needs, but GCC?

In any case, Europeans think that the GCC is the best place to build nuclear power plants. I thought of the following reasons:
- We have the best infrastructure (wrong)
- Our human capital is outstanding (wrong)
- The Middle East is a political heaven (wrong)
- … etc

Then the rationale was provided by Lady Barbara Judge, the chairperson of the UK Atomic Energy Authority. She said:

“’It's easier to build a nuclear power plant in a country that is not a democracy,’ Judge said, adding the stable nature of non-democratic countries meant there was less likely to be a change of government attitude towards nuclear power”

“She also said GCC countries were rich enough to build and maintain quality power plants and a bourgeoning press could deliver the positive message of modern nuclear power plants which emit 10% waste compared to older models”

Basically, the Lady from the “Free World” is happy that we are un-democratic, and that our journalism is senile. Talk about the allure of money.