49 Companies qualified for Saudi Arabia’s Round Three of the National Renewable Energy Program (1.2GW)

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy through its subsidiary, Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO) announces the list of pre-qualified Companies for Round Three of the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP).

The round three of the NREP’s Scope of Work includes, development, design, permitting, engineering, financing, procurement, construction, commissioning, testing, completion, ownership, insurance, operation and maintenance of four (4) additional greenfield solar PV IPPs with a combined potential capacity of 1.2GW.

Round 3 of the NREP includes the following projects:

Round Three projects will be divided into two categories:

Category A: Category A will consist of two projects of total Capacity 200MW, which targets for smaller companies:

• Layla Solar PV IPP with a capacity of 80 MW to be located in the Aflaj Province, approximately 300 km from Riyadh city
• Wadi Al Dawaser Solar PV IPP with a capacity of 120 MW to be located in the central Province, approximately 600 km from Riyadh city

Category B: Category B will consist of two projects of total Capacity 1000MW:

• Ar Rass Solar PV IPP with a capacity of 700 MW to be located in the central Province, approximately 420 km from Riyadh city
• Saad Solar PV IPP with a capacity of 300 MW

For each tender, REPDO will conduct a competitive process to select a developer or developer consortium for the development, design, permitting, engineering, financing, procurement, construction, commissioning, testing, completion, ownership, insurance, operation and maintenance of the Project(s), together with associated infrastructure and facilities.

Each Project will be structured on an IPP basis and a dedicated Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) shall be established to undertake the construction and operation of the Project.

The SPV will enter into a long-term power purchase agreement with the Saudi Power Procurement Company, which was established in 2017 to act as the offtaker of power in the Kingdom under the unbundled electricity sector structure.

Following are the list of Pre-Qualified Companies in alphabetical order :

1. Al Babtain Contracting Company
2. Al Jomaih Energy and Water Company Limited
3. Al Mashariq Trading & Contracting Company
4. Al Sharif Group For Cont. & Dev. Trad. (Holding) Limited Co.
5. Al-Toukhi Company for Industry, Trading & Contracting
6. Abener Energía, S.A.
7. Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC- “Masdar”
8. Acciona Energia Global, S.L. (AEG)
9. ACWA Power (International Co. for Water for Power Projects )
10. Alfanar Company
11. Alghanim International Al-Saudia General Trading & Contracting Co.
12. AlGihaz Holding Company
13. Alishar Contracting Corporation
14. AlKifah Holding Company
15. Almabani General Contractors
16. Altaaqa Alternative Solutions Co. Ltd.
17. Arabian Electrical Transmission Line Construction Co. Ltd
18. Bin Omairah Contracting Co.
19. Canadian Solar UK Projects Limited
20. Civil & Electrical Projects Co (CEPCO)
21. Desert Technologies Industries CJSC
22. EDF Renouvelables
23. Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-Power)
24. Energy Equipment Rental Co. Ltd. (ENERCO)
25. EXAP Contracting Company
26. FAS Energy L.L.C.
27. First Solar International Middle East FZ-LLC
28. GCL System Integration Technology Co. Ltd
29. Haji Abdullah Alireza & Co. Ltd. (HAACO)
30. ib vogt GmbH
31. International Power S.A. (IPSA) acting through its Dubai Branch
32. Issam Kabbani and Partners for Construction and Maintenance Co. Ltd.
33. JERA Co., Inc.
34. Jinko Power (HK) Company Limited
35. KEPCO
36. Marubeni Corporation
37. Mohammed AlOjaimi Contracting Est
38. Mowah Co. CJSC
39. Noor Communications Co. Ltd.
40. Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA)
41. Rays Power Infra Private Limited
42. Scatec Solar ASA
43. Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Co. Ltd.
44. Solarpack Corporación Tecnológica S.A.
45. Suliman Abdulaziz Al-Rajhi International (RAII)
46. Tamasuk Holding Company
47. Tenaga Nasional Berhad
48. Total Solar International
49. TSK Electronica Y Electricidad, S.A.

For complete details of the list, please click the Link

Further, REPDO announces that it has issued a Request for Qualificaition (RFQ) to the qualified bidders.

REPDO is being advised by:

• Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (DIFC Branch) as Lead and Financial Adviser;
• DLA Piper Middle East LLP as Legal Adviser; and
• Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG as Technical Adviser

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