The Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) has released request for qualification (RFQ) for the sixth round of solar and wind projects under the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) which is led and supervised by the Ministry of Energy.
The combined capacity of Round 6 projects is 4500 MW; the projects are as follows:
- [1500] MWac Dawadmi Wind IPP to be located in Riyadh province, KSA
- [1400] MWac Najran Solar PV IPP to be located in Najran province, KSA
- [600] MWac Samtah Solar PV IPP to be located in Jizan province, KSA
- [600] MW Ad Darb Solar PV IPP to be located in Jizan province, KSA
- [400] MW As Sufun Solar PV IPP to be located in Hail province, KSA
These projects are part of NREP, which aims to achieve the optimal energy mix and supply 50% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2030. SPPC is responsible for the predevelopment, tendering, and subsequently offtaking the Energy from the projects. To date, SPPC has awarded over 19 GW of renewable energy capacity under NREP.