Saudi Arabia establishes first wind power station on French-Emirati alliance Power and Energy

This project is the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia and is part of the first phase of the National Renewable Energy Program, as an extension of the tender for the solar energy project in Sakaka, which aims to produce 300 MW, launched on April 17, When the deadline for receipt of the qualifying offers was set for August 1 For the Dumat Al-Jandal project, whereby qualified companies will then move to the bidding stage either under the category of Project Managers or Professional Managers or both categories, based on their previous experience in working on independent electricity production projects that fall within this category. Size.

It is noteworthy that the selection of the project of Domat al-Jandal as the first wind project in the country came after previous studies have shown a strong mix of wind capacities in the second and third categories in the project site. The average annual production of this wind station is expected to be about 4.1 terawat .

Saudi Arabia has set up a project to build the country's first wind power plant, known as the Domat al-Jandal Wind Power Project, to the consortium led by the French Electricity Company (EDF) and the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar).

The project is the first wind power station in Saudi Arabia and the second tender to be submitted by the Saudi Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources as part of the National Renewable Energy Program within the framework of the King Salman Renewable Energy Initiative.

The project is another important step for Saudi Arabia to create a diverse mix of energy sources, putting renewable energy technologies at the forefront of its concerns.

The Renewable Energy Projects Development Office received four project bids from leading companies in five countries. The project was awarded on the basis of the standard electricity cost of 31.2 cents-kWh, marking a new record for a project of this type in Europe, the Middle East and Africa .

Upon completion of the project, the $ 500 million Doma al-Jandal Wind Power Plant will be able to generate sustainable capacity of about 70,000 housing units and is expected to contribute approximately 1,001 jobs during the construction and operation phases.

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