Saudi Arabia seeks developers for seven renewable projects

Saudi Arabia is seeking developers for seven renewable energy projects with a total capacity of 5,300 megawatts.

Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser | A solar panel factory in Saudi Arabia. The country wants to generate half its power from renewable sources by 2030

The Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC), the principal energy off-taker, has issued a request for qualification for new projects under the seventh phase of the national renewable energy programme.

The kingdom has set a goal of generating half its power needs from renewable sources by 2030.

The proposed solar projects include 1,400MW Tabarjal (2) in Al Jouf, 600MW Mawqaq in Hail, 600MW Tathleeth in Aseer and 500MW South AlUla in Medina.

The two wind projects are the 1,300MW Balghat and 900MW Shaqran in Medina.

SPPC will oversee the preliminary assessment, propose electricity generation projects, and sign power purchase agreements with developing consortiums.

To date, the state entity has launched renewable projects with a capacity exceeding 43 gigawatts and signed power purchase agreements with a capacity of more than 38GW.

In July, SPPC signed power purchase agreements for seven solar and wind projects, with a total capacity of 15,000MW and investments of SAR 31 billion ($8.3 billion).

By Pramod Kumar

September 17, 2025, 7:59 AM