Round Three of the NREP comprises four PV projects.
NREP invites bidders for four solar projects
01 February 2020
Saudi Arabia has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for Round Three of the kingdom’s National Renewable Energy Program (NREP), which comprises four solar photovoltaic (PV) projects with a combined generation capacity of 1,200 MW.
The programme aims to boost solar power generation capacity in the kingdom. The RFQ was issued by the Renewable Energy Project Development Office (Repdo) of the Ministry of Energy, a Saudi Press Agency report said.
The RFQ window closes on February 6. Prospective bidders can access RFQ documents through the programme’s dedicated procurement portal at: www.powersaudiarabia.com.sa
Round Three projects will be divided into two categories of solar PV plants: Category A, which targets smaller companies and includes the 80 MW Layla and the 120 MW Wadi Al Dawaser projects; and Category B, which includes the 300 MW Saad and 700 MW Ar Rass projects.
Engineer Faisal Al Yemni, head of Repdo, stated that the projects within Round Three will carry a minimum requirement of 17 per cent local content as calculated by the mechanism defined by the Local Content & Government Procurement Authority, which aims to increase the value-added contribution of products and services in the national economy.
Launched in 2017, Repdo tendered the first round of renewable energy projects, which included the 300 MW Sakaka solar PV project, now connected to the national electricity grid, and the 400 MW Dumat Al Jandal wind project, currently under construction.
On July 18, 2019, Repdo launched Round Two of the NREP which comprised six solar PV projects to generate 1,470 MW. The deadline for receiving proposals for Round Two projects was January 20, and February 3, 2020, for categories B and A, respectively.
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