ACWA Power, ENERGY CHINA sign EPC for 2.6 GW solar PV project in Mecca
China Energy Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (ENERGY CHINA) announced the signing of an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract with ACWA Power for the 2.6 GW Al Shuaibah solar photovoltaic project in Saudi Arabia.
The signed EPC focuses on the second phase of the photovoltaic (PV) farm, which is ACWA Power's largest solar power project in Saudi Arabia since its listing.
The project is intended to improve and diversify the power supply in the Mecca region, which has more than 8 million inhabitants. ACWA Power is a utility developer backed by Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia.
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