Saudi Arabia launches bidding for 4.5GW of solar and wind power

SPPC announces release of Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the sixth round of solar and wind energy projects with a total capacity of 4,500 MW

Riyadh – The Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) has released the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the sixth round of solar and wind energy projects under the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP), which is led and supervised by the Ministry of Energy. The total capacity of the projects in the sixth round is 4,500 MW; the projects are as follows:

[1,500] MWac Dawadmi Wind Power IPP in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia

[1,400] MWac Najran Solar PV IPP in Najran Province, Saudi Arabia

[600] MWac Samtah Solar PV IPP in Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia

[600] MW Ad Darb Solar PV IPP in Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia

[400] MW As Sufun Solar PV IPP in Hail Province, Saudi Arabia

These projects are part of the NREP, which aims to achieve an optimal energy mix and achieve 50% of electricity from renewable energy by 2030. SPPC is responsible for the pre-development, bidding and subsequent energy acquisition of the projects. To date, SPPC has awarded more than 19 GW of renewable energy capacity under the NREP. SPPC