2,600MW solar project for Makkah

The Kingdom is planning to build a 2,600 megawatts sun powered project in Makkah to upgrade the utilization of hydrocarbon and mineral assets to accomplish practical advancement of the national economy. 

A reminder of comprehension with this impact was marked on Sunday by Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal and Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih of the second session of Makkah Economic Forum. 

The 2,600-MW Faisaliah Solar Power Project is being created by the Ministry of Energy in co-appointment with Development Authority of Makkah and is set to be actualized in stages. 

According to the MoU, 600 MW will be offered by the Office of Renewable Energy Projects Development (Repdo) in an open delicate this year, while the Public Investment Fund and its accomplices will actualize 2,000 MW straightforwardly. 

This is a critical advance forward to accomplish the vital objectives of sustainable power source in the Kingdom, and the ideal use of vitality and assets in accordance with the Saudi Vision 2030, Falih said in the wake of marking the MoU. 

Saudi Arabia, which is moving far from consuming unrefined for power age, has plans to build control age from renewables. 

About 9.5GW of sun oriented and wind limits had been before reserved for advancement by 2023. 

An agreement was granted not long ago to build up a 400MW breeze venture in the north. 

A year ago the Kingdom likewise granted a 300-MW utility-scale photovoltaic sunlight based plant to be worked in the northern Al Jouf territory.