Saudi Power Procurement Company Launches Prequalification for 1.9 GW Solar PV Projects

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 11, the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) launched the prequalification for solar PV projects under Round 8 of the National Renewable Energy Program, inviting developers to submit applications for two large-scale solar PV power plant projects with a combined installed capacity of 1.9 GW. Among them, the EAM project in Asir Province has a scale of 1 GW, and the TMR project in Riyadh Province has a scale of 900 MW. Applicant companies must submit prequalification materials by November 22, and selected developers will be responsible for the construction, ownership, and operation of the power plants.

The two projects are respectively located in the southwestern and central regions of Saudi Arabia. The EAM solar PV project is located in Asir Province, approximately 120 km southeast of Tathleeth; the TMR solar PV project is located in Riyadh Province, approximately 26 km north of Tumair and approximately 62 km east of Al Majmaah, about 170 km from Riyadh city. Both power plants will be developed under the independent power producer (IPP) model, and the selected companies will implement the projects under the build-own-operate (BOO) model.

This procurement round actually also includes a wind power project. According to SPPC's Round 8 plan, the three projects in this round have a total scale of 3.2 GW. In addition to the aforementioned 1.9 GW of solar PV projects, it also includes the 1.3 GW Al Muzayriah wind power project located in Makkah Province. Therefore, 1.9 GW is the combined capacity of the solar PV projects in this round, not the total scale of all renewable energy projects in Round 8.

Saudi Arabia's National Renewable Energy Program is led by the Ministry of Energy, with SPPC responsible for preliminary project studies, competitive procurement, and subsequent signing of power purchase agreements. The program proposes that by 2030, the share of renewable energy and energy storage in the power mix will reach approximately 50%. Previously, the Round 7 solar PV procurement, with a scale of 3.1 GW, entered the bidding stage in 2026; Round 8 continues to expand the scale of new energy development through large-scale solar PV and wind power projects.