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Saudi Arabia launches 1.9 GW solar tender across two provinces
Saudi Power Procurement Co. issued a request for qualification for projects in Asir and Riyadh provinces with a November 22 deadline.
Saudi Power Procurement Co. issued a request for qualification for 1.9 GW of solar capacity across two projects under the eighth round of the National Renewable Energy Program. The 1 GW EAM independent power producer project will be located approximately 120 km southeast of Tathleeth in Asir province, while the 900 MW TMR project will be located approximately 26 km north of Tumair and 170 km north of Riyadh in Riyadh province, according to pv-magazine.com.
Project structure and timeline#
Selected developers must develop and build the facilities on a build-own-operate basis. Pre-qualification submissions are due by November 22, 2026. The procurement follows the seventh round launched in September 2025, which sought developers for 3.1 GW of solar capacity across four projects. These comprised a 1.4 GW installation at Tabarjal 2 in Al Jouf province, a 600 MW facility at Mawqaq in Hail province, a 600 MW plant at Tathleeth in Asir province and a 500 MW development at South Al Ula in Madinah province. Qualified developers for the seventh round were announced in January 2026, with bids submitted in September 2026.
Recent award outcomes#
The sixth round, launched in September 2024, awarded 3 GW of solar capacity across four projects in October 2025. Masdar won the 1.4 GW Najran project at a levelized cost of electricity of $0.0110 per kWh and the 600 MW Ad Darb project at $0.0136 per kWh. The 600 MW Samtah project was awarded at $0.0149 per kWh. TotalEnergies and Al Jomaih Energy & Water Company formed a consortium that won the 400 MW Sufun project at $0.0151 per kWh, according to pv-magazine.com. November 2023 saw the launch of the fifth round, which sought 3.7 GW of solar capacity divided among four projects including the 2 GW Al Sadawi plant in eastern Saudi Arabia. In October 2024, Saudi Power Procurement Co. announced shortlisted bids including an offer of $0.0129 per kWh for Al Sadawi from Masdar and Korea Electric Power Corp. in consortium.
Earlier procurement rounds#
September 2022 saw the launch of the fourth round, which sought 1.5 GW of solar capacity across two projects and 1.8 GW of wind capacity. The solar portion included a 1.1 GW development at Al Henakiyah in Madinah province and a 400 MW installation at Tabarjal. January 2019 saw the launch of the second round, which sought 1.515 GW of solar capacity divided among seven projects and produced a tariff of $0.0104 per kWh for the 600 MW Al Shuaiba project in April 2021. ACWA Power won the 300 MW Sakaka solar project in the first round at a tariff of SAR 0.08872 per kWh, with grid connection achieved in November 2019.
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- pv-magazine.compv-magazine.comSaudi Power Procurement Co. launched the eighth round seeking 1.9 GW across two projects with November 22 deadline, project locations, build-own-operate requirement, and historical round outcomes including sixth round awards and tariffs
- oilprice.comoilprice.comSaudi Arabia and Turkey advanced a 3 GW wind power program led by ACWA Power as part of a 5 GW renewable energy initiative
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