The Vision
The story begins from Vision 2030. Saudi Arabia decided to
lessen its dependency on oil. They had vision that 50% energy should come from
solar and wind power until 2030. National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) has
been launched.
A planning has been done for installation of power plants for electricity
production. Two big rounds (Round 6 and Round 7) have been started.
National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) Round 6 (4500 MW)
|
Project
Name |
Type |
Capacity |
Location |
Awarded
Developer (Consortium) |
|
Dawadmi |
Wind
IPP |
1,500
MW |
Riyadh |
KEPCO, Nesma, Etihad Water & Electricity |
|
Najran |
Solar
PV |
1,400
MW |
Najran |
Masdar
(UAE) |
|
Ad
Darb |
Solar
PV |
600
MW |
Jazan |
Masdar
(UAE) |
|
Samtah |
Solar
PV |
600
MW |
Jazan |
Saudi
Electricity Company (SEC) & EDF |
|
As
Sufun |
Solar
PV |
400
MW |
Hail |
Al
Jomaih Energy & TotalEnergies |
National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) Round 7 (5300 MW)
|
Technology |
Project
Name |
Region/Location |
Capacity
(MW) |
|
Solar PV |
Tabarjal
2 |
Al-Jouf |
1,400 MW |
|
Solar PV |
Mawqaq |
Hail |
600 MW |
|
Solar PV |
Tathleeth
|
Aseer |
600 MW |
|
Solar PV |
South Al
Ula |
Madinah |
500 MW |
|
Wind IPP |
Bilghah |
Madinah |
1,300 MW |
|
Wind IPP |
Shagran |
Madinah |
900 MW |
|
Total |
5,300 MW |
Infrastructure Development
Only solar and wind power plants installation is insufficient. There is need for 380 KV substations and Overhead Transmission Lines (OHTL). Now Saudi Energy (SEC) enter here for construction of 380 KV Substation and Overhead Transmission Lines (OHTLs).
Round 6 is on construction and execution phase. It means
there are opportunities in sub-contracting. There are many 380 KV substations
which are under construction and it will integrate with grid of 4500 MW power
plant. Masdar has quoted very less rate $0.0110/kWh for this Najran Solar.
These projects will be completed in between 2027 and 2028.
A qualified developer list has been issued for Round 7. Now a days this is on RFP (Request for proposal) stage and bid submission timeline will be until Q2 of 2026. Saudi Energy issued bids for 380 KV substation for this round 7.
According to reports, $15 billion dollars substations and overhead transmission lines (OHTL) contracts has awarded in 2025.
380 KV BSP Substation and OHTL Infrastructure for Round 6
|
Project
Name / Scope |
Region |
Type of
Work |
Current
Status (March 2026) |
|
Afif 1
& Afif 2 BSP |
Central |
New 380kV
Substations + OHTL Connections |
It is awarded
($906M) and the construction in full swing. |
|
Dawadmi
Wind Link |
Central |
380kV
Connectivity for 1,500 MW Wind Farm |
Under
construction to support KEPCO/Nesma project. |
|
Najran
& Ad Darb Link |
Southern |
380kV
Grid Integration for Masdar Solar plants |
Work in
progress for Southern cluster. |
|
As Sufun
(Hail) Link |
Central/North |
380kV
Substation & OHTL for Al Jomaih Solar |
Integration
with existing grid network. |
|
Samtah
(Jazan) Link |
Southern |
High-voltage
connectivity for SEC/EDF Solar |
Infrastructure
development for Jazan region. |
380 KV BSP Substation and OHTL Infrastructure for Round 7
|
Project
Name / Scope |
Region |
Type of
Work |
Purpose /
Connectivity |
|
Ashayrah
Wind BSP |
Western |
New
Construction |
Western
Region Wind integration. |
|
Mozeraah
Wind BSP |
Western |
New
Construction |
Wind
integration and Haramain Rail (HHR-5) support. |
|
Khurma 1
& 2 BSP |
Western |
New
Construction |
380kV BSP Substations and OHTL connections. |
|
Shegran
& South Ola BSP |
Western |
New
Construction |
Combined
Substation for Wind & Solar projects. |
|
Haden 2
& Mowaih 2 BSP |
Western |
New
Construction |
380kV BSP Substation for regional Solar clusters. |
|
Tumair PV
BSP (#9127) |
Central |
New
Construction |
Supporting
local Solar PV clusters. |
|
Al-Majmaah
PV BSP (#9174) |
Central |
Expansion |
New 380 KV Substation and Sudair (#9011) expansion. |
|
NIFI Wind
BSP (#9124) |
Central |
New
Construction |
New BSP 380 KV and PP-11 (#9022) expansion. |
|
Mawqaq PV
BSP |
Central |
New
Construction |
380kV
Substation for 600MW Solar plant in Hail. |
|
Tabarjal
PV 380kV BSP |
Northern |
Expansion |
Integration
of Tabarjal 1,400 MW Solar project. |
The Key Contractor and Developers
Many international giants are included in these projects.
Some are power generator (Developer) and others are engineering, procurement,
and construction (EPC) contractor.
· Masdar (UAE), EDF (France), KEPCO (Korea), and Power China are international companies involved in these projects. Al-Fanar, L&T, Nesma, NCC, and Al-Gihaz are local EPC contractors for 380 KV substations and overhead transmission lines.
Impact of These Projects on Saudi Arabia
- · Haramain train will get green energy from Mozeraah Wind
Project. It will be cost effective and cheap energy. There will be no loss to
environment. Carbon emission will be very less and clean energy will be
produced.
- · Economy of Saudi Arabia will be strong. Very less fuel
will be used to run conventional steam and gas power plants. Saudi Arabia can
export this oil to earn more income.
- · New jobs will be created from these projects. All the sub-contractors like logistics provider should keep an eye on these projects.
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