The Arabian kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the opening of bidding for four solar projects totaling 3.7 GW, as reported by Renewables Now.
According to the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC), developers can now enter into the running for the four solar projects, part of the 5th round of Saudi Arabia’s National Renewable Energy Programme (NREP).
The biggest project of the lot is located in Al Sadawi in the Eastern Province, with a capacity of 2 GW. The Hail Region will host the 1 GW Al Mas’a farm, while Al Henakiyh 2 (Al Madinah Region) and Rabigh 2 (Makkah Region) will host 400 MW and 300 MW farms, respectively. This new bidding comes after Saudi Arabia’s major electricity buyer agreed to offtake deals for the 1,100 MW Al Henakiyah and 400 MW Tabarjal farms.
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