Saudi Arabia’s renewable energy sector notched up a stellar year in 2024 as the kingdom connected a record amount of new capacity to the grid. The addition of four new solar PV plants added 3.7GW, bringing total grid-connected capacity to 6.5GW, although not all of this is as yet fully operational.
The biggest development was the connection of the 2.06GW Shuaibah 2 solar PV plant, which is now the kingdom’s largest renewable facility supplanting the 1.5GW Sudair PV plant. EPC contractor China Energy Engineering International says that the plant was connected to the grid on 16 October 2024. The facility was developed by the PIF sovereign wealth fund, Acwa Power and Saudi Aramco. (CONTINUED - 692 WORDS)
