The Saudi Arabian government’s National Renewable Energy Programme (NREP) chose bids for the fifth round of the programme this week, according to a statement released by Saudi Power Procurement Co. (SPPC). Both a list of “managing members” and a list of “managing and technical members” are included in the SPPC document.
The first list includes:
- UAE-based renewable energy developer Masdar
- Saudi Arabia-based energy company Al Jomaih Energy & Water Company (AEW)
- Saudi developer Alfanar
- Thailand-based industrial group B.Grimm Group
- UAE-based BGL Renewable Energy Systems Installation LLC
- EDF Renouvelables, the renewable energy unit of French energy giant EDF
- Renewable energy company FAS Energy, a unit of Saudi industrial group Fawaz Al Hokair Group
- Japan’s Itochu Corporation
- China-based Jinko Power
- Kahrabel FZE, a unit of French energy company Engie
- Korean utility Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)
- Japan’s Marubeni Corporation
- Qatar-based Nebras Power
- Saudi energy company Nesma Renewable Energy (NRE)
- South Korean engineering company Samsung C&T Corporation
- China-based SPIC Huanghe Hydropower Development Co. Ltd.
- Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation
- Total Energies Renewables SAS, a unit of French oil and energy company Total
The second list comprises:
- Greek conglomerate GEK Terna
- Thailand-based Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited
- Japanese utility Jera
- Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina)
- Saudi Electricity Company
Among the tendered PV projects are the 1 GW (AC) Al Masa’a project, situated in the northern Hail region, and the 2 GW (AC) Al Sadawi plant, situated in the east of the nation. The 300 MW (AC) Rabigh 2 array in western Makkah province and the 400 MW (AC) Al Henakiyah 2 plant in western Madinah province are also included.
SPPC, a government-owned organisation entrusted with obtaining electricity from independent power producers, will supervise the projects and be in charge of predevelopment, tendering, and the energy offtake that follows.
Source: National Renewable Energy Program
