EDF, Masdar, Nesma start construction of 300 MW solar project in Jeddah

The partnerships of France’s EDF Renewables, Saudi Arabia’s Nesma, and the subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company, Masdar, have started the construction of a 300 MW solar photovoltaic facility in the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. 

The consortium was awarded the development, design, financing, construction, and operation of the project with the bid of SAR60.9042 (US$16.24) per MWh in a national solar tender. 

The project will be built about 50 km southeast of Jeddah and will consist of bifacial modules and single-axis trackers. The Saudi Power Procurement Company has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement for the energy output of the solar project. 

The facility is expected to enter commercial operation by 2022.