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Saudi Arabia opens qualification for 3,200 MW of solar and wind projects
Saudi Arabia’s Power Procurement Co.
opened qualification for three renewable energy projects with a combined capacity of 3,200 megawatts.
The projects are in the Riyadh, Asir and Makkah regions and include two solar plants and one wind farm.
Their capacities are 900 MW, 1,000 MW and 1,300 MW, respectively.
The projects are part of the National Renewable Energy Program, which aims to use the country’s renewable resources and reduce reliance on liquid fuels for power generation.
The program aims for renewables and energy storage to make up about 50 percent of the electricity mix by 2030.
Qualification is an early stage in developing the projects, before tendering and agreements with developers.
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Saudi Arabia has opened qualification for three solar and wind projects with a combined capacity of 3,200 megawatts.
The projects are part of Round 8 of the National Renewable Energy Program.
They comprise two solar projects and one wind project in the Riyadh, Asir and Makkah regions.
The program aims to reduce reliance on liquid fuels and have renewables and energy storage account for around 50 percent of the electricity mix by 2030.
- Who
- Saudi Power Procurement Co., known as Principal Buyer, opened qualification.
- What
- Qualification opened for three solar and wind projects with a combined capacity of 3,200 megawatts.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- The projects are in the Riyadh, Asir and Makkah regions of Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- They are part of a program aiming to harness renewable energy resources, reduce reliance on liquid fuels and increase the share of renewables and energy storage in the electricity mix.
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- Combined capacity
- 3,200 megawatts
- Tamir solar photovoltaic project
- 900 megawatts, Riyadh region
- Sharq Al-Amwaj solar PV project
- 1,000 megawatts, Asir region
- Al-Muzairah wind project
- 1,300 megawatts, Makkah region
- Target
- Renewables and energy storage systems to account for around 50 percent of the electricity mix by 2030