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  • Saudi Arabia Switches to Gregorian Calendar
     

    Saudi Arabia has shifted to the Gregorian or “Western” calendar as a basis for paying civil servants as part of broader fiscal changes, according to reports. The kingdom adopted the lunar Islamic calendar when it was founded in 1932, but the change places its payment schedule in line with the West. It also brings civil […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia Scales Back Renewable Energy Targets, Eyes Natural Gas to Fuel Economy
     

    Saudi Arabia is seeking to scale back previous plans to develop large-scale renewable energy resources and is instead opting to rely more heavily on natural gas to meet demand, according to Bloomberg’s Anthony DiPaola and other reports. “We know that Saudi Arabia has been looking for natural gas supplies for a number of years now,” […]

     
  • G.E. Jumps Into Saudi Economic Reforms with $1.4b in Deals, Doubled Workforce
     

    General Electric (G.E.) has won a series of deals in Saudi Arabia worth $1.4 billion and said it would double its workforce in the Kingdom from 2,000 to 4,000 by 2020, according to reports. The deals amount to “support” for Saudi Arabia’s “Vision 2030” reform plan, according to Reuters, and were announced by the company’s […]

     
  • Full Text: Saudi Arabia’s ‘Vision 2030’ National Transformation Program
     

    Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is chair of the Council of Economic Development Authority (CEDA) and Minister of Defense presented the much-anticipated ‘Vision 2030’ framework of new policies to be pursued by the Saudi government. Here’s the full text of his presentation, as well as the Vision 2030 roadmap itself. The […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia Eyes Privatization of Power, Opening Opportunities for International Power Companies
     

    Saudi Arabia is heading towards privatizing the electricity sector and “shifting towards solar and alternative energy in the framework of its efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuels in production rates,” according to a report in Asharq Al-Awsat citing “informed sources.” The Saudi Electricity Company plans to “split into four units with local and […]

     
  • How Long Does Saudi Arabia Have Until it Runs Out of Groundwater?
     

    Water supply for the Saudi Arabia is among its foremost challenges. In 2013, SUSTG wrote about the obstacles facing water sustainability for Saudi Arabia. Some experts predicted full water depletion by 2050 if nothing is done. However, a new local study done by the King Faisal University finds that Saudi Arabia’s timetable for water is […]

     
  • Will 2016 be a Big Year for the Middle East Solar Energy Market?
     

    Writing for Green Tech Media, Jason Deign, comments that the Middle East market for solar energy is anticipating a big year in 2016… maybe.  The Middle East Solar Outlook for 2016 produced by the Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA) forecasts that more than 4 gigawatts of solar power projects are planned across the region.   Deign takes a […]

     
  • GE secures $1b contract to produce gas and steam turbines to power more than 500,000 homes in Saudi Arabia
     

    GE has been awarded what the company called a “landmark contract” with Saudi Arabia valued at nearly US$1 billion for the engineering, construction and provision of gas turbine services for the Waad Al Shamal combined cycle power plant of Saudi Electricity Company (SEC). The plant, scheduled for completion in 4 years, will support the phosphate mining […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia Submits Climate Plan in Advance of Paris Summit
     

    In advance of the November 30 – December 11, 2015 World Climate Summit in Paris, France, Saudi Arabia has submitted a plan to reduce it’s expected output of carbon emissions by 130 million tons by 2030. Reuters and Al-Arabiya reported that Saudi Arabia was the last of the Group of 20 major economies to submit […]

     
  • Spain’s Abengoa and AWT to Develop the World’s First Solar-Powered Desalination Plant in Saudi Arabia
     

    [Press Release] Spain’s Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has been selected by Advanced Water Technology (AWT) to jointly develop the world’s first large-scale desalination plant to be powered by solar energy, in Saudi Arabia. AWT is a newly formed company […]

     

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  • Saudi Aramco to invest in 12GW of PV solar and wind capacity by 2035

    The report, issued on 15 June, also revealed the oil company’s target to reduce the carbon intensity of its upstream sector by 15 per cent by 2035. The energy major is also planning to produce 11 million metric tonnes (mt) a year of blue ammonia by 2030 as part of plans to achieve net-zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions from its assets by 2050.

  • Longi to supply 400 MW of modules for Saudi solar project

    Chinese solar technology company Longi will deliver its Hi-MO 5 (72C) modules for the 400-MW direct current (DC) Rabigh Solar PV IPP project in Saudi Arabia. The announcement of the module supply deal was made on Friday during a ceremony in Riyadh attended by Longi and its partner Green Technology Company (GTek Solar).

  • Longi wins 400MW PV solar contract in Saudi Arabia

    China’s Longi has been awarded a contract to supply 400MW capacity of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels for the Rabigh solar project in Saudi Arabia. A consortium led by Japan’s Marubeni Corporation and the local Aljomaih Energy & Water Company has awarded the contract to develop the Rabigh PV independent power producer (IPP) solar project in 2021.

  • France’s Engie to bid on Saudi Yanbu wind farm, look at new Abu Dhabi solar project

    "In Saudi Arabia, we are focusing on wind because we believe we have better chances, a competitive edge. It's more complex than solar." Engie will be bidding on the 800 MW Yanbu 4 and Yanbu 5 wind project expected to be tendered in 2022, he said. Engie is looking at small corporate power purchase agreements that are not connected to the grid, such as a 30 MW solar project started six months ago with Saudi dairy farm Nadec to cool the cows, displacing diesel fuel, he said.

  • Saudi Arabia Takes Rapid Steps to Export Solar Panels Worldwide

    “The residential sector in the Kingdom constitutes more than 50% of the market size,” noted Refae, adding that the demand is increasing with the rise of new cities such as Neom. “We are working to contribute to the realization of plans aimed at expanding the use of solar energy at the commercial and residential levels,” affirmed Refae.

  • The Energy Ministry of Saudi Arabia is Planning to Release a Request for Qualification for Kingdom’s First Hybrid Concentrated Solar Power PV Project

    Saudi Arabia has set a target of having 58.7 GW of renewable energy by 2030 out of which 30% will be awarded by issuing tenders by the Ministry of Energy’s Renewable Energy Project Development Office of the country. The remaining 70% of 58.7 GW will be developed by private investors, the majority is expected to be developed by ACWA Power. The company soon submit proposals for projects.

  • Desert Technologies Factory first Saudi factory to export solar panels to the German market

    Desert Technologies Factory, the first Saudi factory to manufacture and export solar panels in the Kingdom and affiliated with the leading company in renewable energy solutions “Desert Technologies” group, signed an agreement with the Swiss/German Group meeco to export its solar panels to Germany to implement several projects in the city of Lambsheim.

  • Developer working on proposals for 2.3GW Saudi solar projects

    The projects - a 2GW PV independent power producer (IPP) project in Shuaiba and a 300MW PV IPP in Rabigh area – are part of the 40GW of clean energy projects that Acwa Power is planned to develop under the kingdom’s ambitious target for 58.7GW of renewables capacity by 2030. According to sources close to the programme, Acwa Power will submit proposals for the 2GW Shuaiba PV IPP and 300MW Rabigh PV IPP in mid-May.

  • How solar power is aiding energy transition in Saudi Arabia and other Arab Gulf states

    Meanwhile, a Red Sea battery-storage project will help to ensure the new resort destination taking shape along the Kingdom’s western coastline is powered entirely by renewables, and the Kingdom also plans to establish 23 solar panel factories in 12 industrial cities. At the end of last year, the largest solar plant in the region, with a production capacity of up to 1.2 GW, was inaugurated in Tabuk.

  • Saudi Arabia experiment demonstrates how solar panels can be used to grow crops in the desert

    “A fraction of the world’s population still doesn’t have access to clean water or green power, and many of them live in rural areas with arid or semi-arid climate,” said Peng Wang, a professor of environmental science and engineering at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in a statement. “Our design makes water out of air using clean energy that would’ve been wasted and is suitable for decentralized, small-scale farms in remote places like deserts and oceanic islands.”