Saudi Arabia has extended an invitation to businesses to submit applications for four brand-new solar power projects under the National Renewable Energy Programme (NREP), which has an overall 3,700 MW of production potential. The Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) has announced that the Request for Qualification (RFQ) process is currently live for contractors who would like to submit a proposal for these solar photovoltaic (PV) Independent Power Plant (IPP) projects.
The projects, according to a statement from SPPC, are the 2,000 MW Al-Sadawi IPP project in the Eastern province, the 1,000 MW Al-Masaa IPP project in the North-Western Hail region, the 400 MW Al-Henakiyah-2 IPP in the Madinah region, and the 300 MW Rabigh-2 IPP project in the Makkah region.
SPPC, the projects include the 2,000 MW Al-Sadawi IPP project in the Eastern province, the 1,000 MW Al-Masaa IPP project in the North-Western Hail region, the 400 MW Al-Henakiyah-2 IPP in the Madinah region, and the 300 MW Rabigh-2 IPP project in the Makkah region.
The projects are part of the Gulf Kingdom's Vision 2030 economic diversification scheme, namely the fifth phase of the NREP. The goal of the programme is to increase the amount of renewable energy in the nation's energy mix in order to reach the 50 percent target outlined in Vision 2030. The government-owned SPCC, which is in charge of acquiring electricity from independent power providers, announced that it has already granted contracts for renewable energy projects with a combined 12.6 gigawatt (GW) of production capacity.