The Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) announced on 30 December that 33 firms have been qualified for four Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects – 21 as managing and technical applicants, and 12 as managing only. The four projects will be able to provide a total of 8GWh of electricity, with each providing 500MW over a four-hour period.
Each of the BESS projects is to be sited next to large-scale solar PV projects which are currently under development; the 2GW Al Muwaih plant, 2GW Haden, 1.5GW Al Khushaybi and the 1.425GW Al Kahfah. The first three solar plants are due online by 1Q 2027, with the latter due in Q4 this year. (CONTINUED - 133 WORDS)