TotalEnergies, Aljomaih consortium awarded license to build solar power plant

The consortium comprising TotalEnergies (TTE) and Saudi developer Aljomaih Energy & Water has been awarded by the Saudi Power Procurement Company following a tender process, the license to develop, build and operate a 400 megawatts (MW) solar power plant in As Sufun, KSA. The electricity produced will be sold to SPPC through a 25-year power purchase agreement. The solar plant is expected to connect to the grid in 2027, and will power more than 68,400 homes. The As Sufun project is part of Round 6 of the National Renewable Energy Program overseen by the Ministry of Energy, aiming to reduce reliance on liquid fuels in electricity generation, in line with Saudi Vision 2030, where Saudi Arabia aims to increase the installed capacity shares from renewable energy sources and energy storage systems to reach Up to 50% by 2030, subject to electricity demand growth.