112 MW solar plant becomes operational in Saudi Arabia

The consortium comprising France's TotalEnergies, Japan's Toyota Tsusho and Saudi Arabia's Altaaqa Renewable Energy (Zahid Group) has reached a major milestone with the Commercial Operations Date (COD) of its 112 MW solar PV power plant in Wadi Ad-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia.

Built by SEPCO, a subsidiary of Power China, and commissioned on July 21, the plant is TotalEnergies’ first renewable project in Saudi Arabia. It powers more than 15,000 homes.

The electricity produced is sold to the Saudi Power Procurement Company through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). This project is part of Round 3 of the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) overseen by the Ministry of Energy, aiming to reduce reliance on liquid fuels in electricity generation. It is aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, which targets installing around 50% of total generation capacity from renewable sources by 2030 including batteries, subjected to demand growth.