Riyadh - Saudi Power Procurement Company (“Principal Buyer”) has released request for qualification (RFQ) for the seventh round of solar and wind projects under the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP), which is led and supervised by the Ministry of Energy.
Round 7 projects have a combined capacity of [5300] MW and include:
Photovoltaic Solar projects:
● [1400] MW Tabarjal 2 Solar PV IPP in Al Jouf province, KSA
● [600] MW Mawqaq Solar PV IPP in Hail province, KSA
● [600] MW Tathleeth Solar PV IPP in Asir province, KSA
● [500] MW South Al Ula Solar PV IPP in Madinah province, KSA
Wind projects:
● [1300] MW Bilghah Wind IPP in Madinah province, KSA
● [900] MW Shagran Wind IPP in Madinah province, KSA
The Principal Buyer is the entity responsible for preparing feasibility studies, tendering electricity generation projects, and signing power purchase agreements with developer consortia. To date, the Principal Buyer has launched renewable electricity generation projects with a total capacity of over [43] GW. Of these, power purchase agreements have been signed for projects with a total capacity of over [38] GW.
For more information about NREP, please visit: https://powersaudiarabia.com.sa
