Saudi Arabia prequalifies firms for 700MW of wind and solar
The Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO), of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, has shortlisted qualified companies for round one of the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP).
The qualified bidders have been identified based on a clear set of criteria that ensures bidders are both experienced and capable of delivering utility scale renewable energy projects.
REPDO has qualified 27 companies for the 300MW solar PV project, and 24 companies for the 400MW wind farm. The qualified companies will proceed to the RFP stage as either ‘managing members’, ‘technical members’ – or both – based on their experience in delivering IPP projects of this scale.
Companies that have not qualified as either a managing or a technical member for round one, can still be involved in both projects as part of a consortium formed by a qualified managing member and technical member. The shortlisted companies have been selected from 128 total applications.
The minister will announce the next phase of the Kingdom’s first utility scale renewable energy projects during the inaugural Saudi Arabia Renewable Energy Investment Forum (SAREIF), which is currently taking place.
Companies that qualified as managing and technical members for the 300MW Solar PV project, under the National Renewable Energy Program are:
| Managing member and Technical member | Managing member | Technical member |
| ACCIONA Energia Global S.L | Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, PJSC -Masdar | Canadian Solar Inc |
| ACWA Power | Cobra Instalaciones y servicios SA | Enerparc Projects GmbH |
| Belectric (RWE Group) | JGC Corporation | Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) |
| EDF Energies Nouvelles | Nebras Power | GCL New Energy |
| First Solar International Middle East FZ-LLC | Korean Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) | Hanwha Qcells Co |
| Enel Green Power SpA | SNC-Lavalin Arabia LLC | IBERDROLA RENOVABLES ENERGIA SAU |
| International Power SA, Dubai Branch (ENGIE) | Sojitz Corporation | Jinko Solar |
| Marubeni Corporation | Tenaga Nasional Berhad | Trina Solar Limited |
| Mitsui & Co | - | TSK Electronica Y Electricidad |
| Total Energies Nouvelles Activities USA | - | - |
Companies that qualified as managing and technical members for the 400MW wind project are:
| Managing member and Technical member | Managing member | Technical member |
| Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, PJSC – Masdar | ACWA Power | Elecnor |
| Acciona Energia Global SL | JGC Corporation | Enercon |
| Cobra Instalaciones y servicios SA | Korean Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) | Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co (Goldwind) |
| EDF Energies Nouvelles | Nebras Power | IBERDROLA RENOVABLES ENERGIA SAU |
| Enel Green Power SpA | SNC-Lavalin Arabia LLC | Siemens Project Ventures GmbH (SPV) |
| International Power SA, Dubai Branch (ENGIE) | Sojitz Corporation | Voltalia SA |
| Gamesa Energia SA | - | Vestas Middle East |
| GE | - | - |
| Marubeni Corporation | - | - |
| Mitsui & Co Ltd | - | - |
| Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC) | - | - |
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