The Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO), under the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, invited on Monday bids to qualify for seven greenfield solar photovoltaic projects with direct investments worth $1.51 billion.
Implementation of these projects is expected to create employment for more than 4,500 Saudis and power supply to 226,500 households.
The combined generation capacity of these plants amount to 1.51 gigawatts (GW).