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Oil Giant Saudi Arabia Set to Build First Wind-Power Plant
By
Anthony Dipaola
22. juli 2019 14.21 CEST Updated on 23. juli 2019 09.11 CEST
EDF Renewables, Masdar arranged financing for 400MW project
Dumat Al Jandal plant is part of Saudi push to use less oil
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, is poised to start generating wind power within three years as part of an effort to harness renewable energy to cut local demand for fossil fuels.
The renewable energy units of Electricite de France SA and Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co. completed arrangements with Saudi and international banks to finance the project, according to a statement from Masdar, as the Abu Dhabi business is known. Masdar didn’t identify the lenders.
EDF Renewables and Masdar won a contract in January to build the 400-megawatt Dumat Al Jandal facility, which is to begin producing electricity in the first quarter of 2022. The project will be the biggest wind-power plant in the Middle East when it begins producing, Masdar said.
Saudi Arabia is seeking to develop new industries to wean its economy off oil. Its sovereign wealth fund plans to invest in renewable energy facilities and factories to make components for solar and wind farms. The country wants to use more natural gas and renewable energy to free up roughly 600,000 barrels of crude that it currently burns each day to generate power.
The wind plant is to be built at Dumat Al Jandal city in northwestern Saudi Arabia, a region where state-owned Saudi Aramco installed a single wind turbine in January 2017.
The energy ministry has pre-qualified 60 companies to bid for 12 renewables projects it plans to tender this year, starting this month, with a goal of adding 3,000 megawatts of capacity.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...ials-separatists-take-military-camp-45-killed
Related news from 1 year ago:
Saudi Arabia’s 1st Wind Farm Receives Strikingly Low Bid Prices
July 27th, 2018 by Joshua S Hill
Saudi Arabia officials announced earlier this week that the country had received four bids for the proposed 400 megawatt (MW) Dumat al-Jandal onshore wind farm at prices that rival the lowest bids received anywhere in the world.
While predominantly known for its oil reserves, Saudi Arabia has nevertheless witnessed the world’s ongoing transition to low-carbon energy generation and the potential new markets it has opened up. The country has thus dug into its deep pockets to begin developing large-scale solar projects across the country, such as the 300 MW Skaka IPP PV solar project that is set to be developed by Saudi-based developer and operator ACWA Power, which won the contract in February of this year at a record-breaking tariff of 2.34¢ (USD) per kilowatt-hour.
It was also announced in March that Japanese multinational SoftBank would work with Saudi Arabia to build a seemingly improbable 200 gigawatt (GW) solar project — exceeding the total amount of solar currently installed in the entire world in 2017 by 30%! Whether or not the project comes to fruition or not, it’s hard to blame the country for not having enough renewable energy ambition — ambition driven by the country’s National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) which, according to Sohaib Malik, Market Analyst with Wood Mackenzie, “targets 9.5GW of renewable energy capacity by 2023.” Specifically, “In Phase 1, the county will award 3.5GW and 1.2GW of capacity for solar PV and wind, respectively.”
Solar won’t be Saudi Arabia’s only renewable energy play, however, as this week the country’s Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO) and the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources (MEIM) announced that they had received four bids of between $21.30/MWh and $33.86/MWh for the 400MW Dumat al-Jandal project.
What is most striking about these bids, however, is just how low two of them are. France’s EDF Energies Nouvelles placed the lowest bid at only $21.30 per megawatt-hour (MWh), and French electric utility Engie placed a bid of only $23.62/MWh.
Bidding Company/Consortium Bid price ($/MWh)
EDF Renewables and Abu Dhabi Future Energy-Masdar $21.30/MWh
Engie and Saudi Services for Electro Mechanic Works $23.62/MWh
ACWA Power and Martifer Renewables $26.93/MWh
Enel Green Power and Al Babtain Contracting $33.86/MWh
For a country on its first onshore wind project, these bid prices are exceedingly low — comparable to some of the lowest prices we have seen anywhere in the world. For example, Mexico’s third long-term auction for renewables held in November of 2017 recorded a global record-low bid price for wind of $17.7/MWh and an average price of $20.57. That companies are bidding in the same ballpark in a new market like Saudi Arabia speaks volumes.
“Developers are bidding low price levels due to consistently reducing costs of both wind and PV technologies,” explained Sohaib Malik. “Further, Saudi Arabia offers a stable and mature financial market which helps developers mobilise low-cost capital. Likewise, these are projects for 300 to 400MW of capacity that offer significant cost benefit in the form of economies of scale.”
It’s worth noting, however, that EDF and Engie aren’t guaranteed preference just because they bid lowest. “REPDO said the bid opening results announced do not represent a ranking of bidders or a bidder’s compliance with RFP requirements of the project, nor do they constitute a determination by REPDO of the outcome of the bidding process,” Saudi Arabia’s MEIM said in a statement.
Regardless of who wins the right to build the Dumat al-Jandal project, this marks new ground for renewable energy in the Middle East region.
“The Kingdom’s first utility-scale wind project opens a new chapter in our journey towards a diversified energy mix,” said Khalid Al Falih, minister of energy, industry and mineral resources. “The $500 million Dumat Al Jandal wind farm in the northern Al Jouf region will generate enough power to supply up to 70,000 Saudi households as it connects to the northern electricity grid.”
https://cleantechnica.com/2018/07/27/saudi-arabias-1st-wind-farm-receives-strikingly-low-bid-prices/
Earlier this year:
UK Firms Seek Wind Power Partnerships in Saudi Arabia
Thursday, 21 March, 2019 - 11:45
Riyadh- Fatehelrahman Yousif
A delegation of 20 UK renewable energy companies are seeking means to transfer expertise and production technologies to contribute to producing 59 gigawatts of wind power in Saudi Arabia, in hope that partnerships would be forged to localize this industry in the coming years.
During the Saudi-British Forum on renewable energy held in Riyadh on Wednesday, the British delegation looked into the Saudi potentials in terms of natural resources that produce solar and wind energy.
The CEO of Saudi British Joint Business Council, Chris Hawkins, told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the forum revealed great opportunities that will pave the way for partnerships in renewable energy generation and the transfer of relevant expertise and technology."
Hawkins noted that the British firms currently focus on contributing to giant projects launched lately by the kingdom, namely producing 59 gigawatts of wind power according to Saudi Vision 2030.
Meetings were held during the past three days with relevant official Saudi parties including ACWA Power, the General Investment Authority (SAGIA), the Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO), SABIC, and the Council of Saudi Chambers, he added.
Saudi Arabia enjoys high competitiveness in the energy sector, Hawkins continued.
He stressed Britain’s support to Saudi projects and future programs in all its phases and fields. Further, trade exchange between the UK and Saudi Arabia amounts GBP10 billion, Hawkins added.
Nasser al-Mutawa, the co-chairman of the Saudi British Joint Business Council and head of Saudi-British Forum at the Council of Saudi Chambers, told the newspaper that this forum has provided the British party with rich and persuasive information.
The British delegation was introduced to the Saudi investment environment and regulations, he added.
https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1644251/uk-firms-seek-wind-power-partnerships-saudi-arabia
WIND ENERGY IN SAUDI ARABIA: TSK WILL BUILD THE FIRST WIND FARM FOR 40 MILLION
July 8, 2019 reve
The wind power contract, for the Saudi company Repdo, was awarded to TSK by the consortium formed by EDF Renewables and Masdar.
1353/5000TSK will install the wind turbines of the first wind farm in Saudi Arabia and the largest in the Middle East, with a power of 400 megawatts. The project was awarded to TSK for an amount of 40 million euros by a consortium comprising EDF Renewables and Masdar, based in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).
The wind farm, owned by Repdo (Renewable Energy Project Development Office), a society of the Saudi Ministry of Energy, Industry and Human Resources, will be built in Dymnat Al Jandal, in the region of Al Jouf, located in the northwest of the country, about 1,046 kilometers north of Riyadh, the capital.
The wind farm, which will employ a thousand people during its construction and put into operation, will generate equivalent energy to guarantee the supply to 70,000 homes and is part of a renewable energy development plan that the country’s authorities implemented in 2017
The new contract is the second consecutive one that TSK will undertake in Saudi Arabia, where the Asturian company is currently executing a sugar refinery in Yanbu. In other countries of the Middle East (Kuwait, Jordan, Dubai and Oman) engineering is carrying out different projects of power generation, industrial plants and handling of raw materials for a joint amount of more than 500 million euros.
https://www.evwind.es/2019/07/08/wi...uild-the-first-wind-farm-for-40-million/67927
2.5 years ago:
Commissioning of First Wind Turbine in Turaif
BY SAUDI ARAMCO NEWS / 18 JANUARY 2017
Saudi Aramco and GE executives and local dignitaries and business leaders pose in front of the first wind energy turbine in Turaif, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 17, 2017.
Saudi Aramco today marked the commissioning of the Kingdom’s first wind energy turbine, providing electricity to its bulk plant facility in Turaif in northwestern Saudi Arabia.The project, developed in partnership with GE, marked a new milestone in Saudi Aramco’s plan towards realizing the 9.5 gigawatt (GW) national renewable energy target defined in Saudi Vision 2030.
The commissioning event of the wind energy station was attended by Abdulkarim Ghamdi, Saudi Aramco Executive Director for Power Systems, Anne McEntee, VP & CEO GE Onshore Wind – Renewables; Ruhan Temeltas, Regional Leader GE Renewables; Zaher Ibrahim, CEO GE Oil & Gas, Saudi Arabia, and a number of local dignitaries and business leaders.
For several years, Saudi Aramco has invested to develop high potential sites for wind energy in Saudi Arabia. Sites across the Kingdom have significant resource potential, and may generate some of the lowest cost electricity globally. Delivering new energy through renewables reduces the Kingdom’s greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to global climate action outlined in the Paris Climate Agreement.
Domestically, committing the Kingdom to renewable energy is part of the National Transformation Plan (NTP) and Vision 2030. Through NTP, the Kingdom is targeting 3.45GW of renewable energy by 2020, on the way to 9.5GW by 2023. The Ministry of Energy is leading the launch of the National Renewable Energy Program which will be phased and systemic in its pursuit of long-term goals where Saudi Aramco is a key stakeholder in this effort.
Abdulkarim Ghamdi, Saudi Aramco Executive Director for Power Systems said: “The commissioning of the first wind turbine is the start of something new in the Kingdom that Saudi Aramco is driving with our partners. Wind Turbine No. 1 in Turaif will fully meet the electricity needs for the bulk plant and even feed surplus electricity back into the national grid. Wind energy offers potential to provide new energy the Kingdom’s energy mix and enhance power generation efficiency, thus delivering on the core objectives of Vision 2030.”
Zaher Ibrahim, President & CEO, GE Oil and Gas Saudi Arabia said: “We see the installation of this GE wind turbine in Turaif as a great demonstration of the long partnership we have with Saudi Aramco. Today is a significant occasion marking an exciting new era for the Kingdom and one that we are very proud to be part of. We look forward to continuing to work with our partners in the Kingdom towards the renewables goals of Saudi Vision 2030.”
The Saudi Aramco-GE wind turbine demonstration project will power Saudi Aramco’s facility in Turaif, providing electricity directly to the bulk plant. One wind turbine creates enough power to supply 250 homes, can displace 19,000 barrels of oil equivalent, and generate 2.75MW, thereby reducing demand for electricity from the national grid. The wind turbine is connected to Turaif Bulk Plant’s electrical distribution system to help it reduce the amount of power purchased from the Saudi Electricity Company and to reduce the diesel currently consumed to supply power at the plant.
The GE 2.75-120 wind turbine has been delivered with a desert protection package specifically designed for the Kingdom’s ‘hot & harsh’ conditions. The tower stands 85 meters high, capturing energy by blades 120 meters in diameter. The turbine’s rotor tips reach 145 meters from the ground. The turbine blades are constructed from lightweight composite materials, resembling large aerodynamic glider wings. The wind turbine project was developed by specialists from Saudi Aramco’s Power Systems, with GE selected to design, supply, and construct the demonstration project.
https://www.aramcoexpats.com/articles/commissioning-of-first-wind-turbine-in-turaif/
Great news. Combined with the ambitious solar plans (largest solar park in the world to be built), the 20 + future nuclear power plants, the existing and future dams etc., we can hopefully use oil and natural gas solely for export and not domestic consumption as today. For the benefits of the environment and from an economic viewpoint.
Needless to say that there are no other country in the region that has as much potential for renewable solar and wind energy as KSA due to size, geography, economy and climate.
By
Anthony Dipaola
22. juli 2019 14.21 CEST Updated on 23. juli 2019 09.11 CEST
EDF Renewables, Masdar arranged financing for 400MW project
Dumat Al Jandal plant is part of Saudi push to use less oil
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, is poised to start generating wind power within three years as part of an effort to harness renewable energy to cut local demand for fossil fuels.
The renewable energy units of Electricite de France SA and Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co. completed arrangements with Saudi and international banks to finance the project, according to a statement from Masdar, as the Abu Dhabi business is known. Masdar didn’t identify the lenders.
EDF Renewables and Masdar won a contract in January to build the 400-megawatt Dumat Al Jandal facility, which is to begin producing electricity in the first quarter of 2022. The project will be the biggest wind-power plant in the Middle East when it begins producing, Masdar said.
Saudi Arabia is seeking to develop new industries to wean its economy off oil. Its sovereign wealth fund plans to invest in renewable energy facilities and factories to make components for solar and wind farms. The country wants to use more natural gas and renewable energy to free up roughly 600,000 barrels of crude that it currently burns each day to generate power.
The wind plant is to be built at Dumat Al Jandal city in northwestern Saudi Arabia, a region where state-owned Saudi Aramco installed a single wind turbine in January 2017.
The energy ministry has pre-qualified 60 companies to bid for 12 renewables projects it plans to tender this year, starting this month, with a goal of adding 3,000 megawatts of capacity.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...ials-separatists-take-military-camp-45-killed
Related news from 1 year ago:
Saudi Arabia’s 1st Wind Farm Receives Strikingly Low Bid Prices
July 27th, 2018 by Joshua S Hill
Saudi Arabia officials announced earlier this week that the country had received four bids for the proposed 400 megawatt (MW) Dumat al-Jandal onshore wind farm at prices that rival the lowest bids received anywhere in the world.
While predominantly known for its oil reserves, Saudi Arabia has nevertheless witnessed the world’s ongoing transition to low-carbon energy generation and the potential new markets it has opened up. The country has thus dug into its deep pockets to begin developing large-scale solar projects across the country, such as the 300 MW Skaka IPP PV solar project that is set to be developed by Saudi-based developer and operator ACWA Power, which won the contract in February of this year at a record-breaking tariff of 2.34¢ (USD) per kilowatt-hour.
It was also announced in March that Japanese multinational SoftBank would work with Saudi Arabia to build a seemingly improbable 200 gigawatt (GW) solar project — exceeding the total amount of solar currently installed in the entire world in 2017 by 30%! Whether or not the project comes to fruition or not, it’s hard to blame the country for not having enough renewable energy ambition — ambition driven by the country’s National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) which, according to Sohaib Malik, Market Analyst with Wood Mackenzie, “targets 9.5GW of renewable energy capacity by 2023.” Specifically, “In Phase 1, the county will award 3.5GW and 1.2GW of capacity for solar PV and wind, respectively.”
Solar won’t be Saudi Arabia’s only renewable energy play, however, as this week the country’s Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO) and the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources (MEIM) announced that they had received four bids of between $21.30/MWh and $33.86/MWh for the 400MW Dumat al-Jandal project.
What is most striking about these bids, however, is just how low two of them are. France’s EDF Energies Nouvelles placed the lowest bid at only $21.30 per megawatt-hour (MWh), and French electric utility Engie placed a bid of only $23.62/MWh.
Bidding Company/Consortium Bid price ($/MWh)
EDF Renewables and Abu Dhabi Future Energy-Masdar $21.30/MWh
Engie and Saudi Services for Electro Mechanic Works $23.62/MWh
ACWA Power and Martifer Renewables $26.93/MWh
Enel Green Power and Al Babtain Contracting $33.86/MWh
For a country on its first onshore wind project, these bid prices are exceedingly low — comparable to some of the lowest prices we have seen anywhere in the world. For example, Mexico’s third long-term auction for renewables held in November of 2017 recorded a global record-low bid price for wind of $17.7/MWh and an average price of $20.57. That companies are bidding in the same ballpark in a new market like Saudi Arabia speaks volumes.
“Developers are bidding low price levels due to consistently reducing costs of both wind and PV technologies,” explained Sohaib Malik. “Further, Saudi Arabia offers a stable and mature financial market which helps developers mobilise low-cost capital. Likewise, these are projects for 300 to 400MW of capacity that offer significant cost benefit in the form of economies of scale.”
It’s worth noting, however, that EDF and Engie aren’t guaranteed preference just because they bid lowest. “REPDO said the bid opening results announced do not represent a ranking of bidders or a bidder’s compliance with RFP requirements of the project, nor do they constitute a determination by REPDO of the outcome of the bidding process,” Saudi Arabia’s MEIM said in a statement.
Regardless of who wins the right to build the Dumat al-Jandal project, this marks new ground for renewable energy in the Middle East region.
“The Kingdom’s first utility-scale wind project opens a new chapter in our journey towards a diversified energy mix,” said Khalid Al Falih, minister of energy, industry and mineral resources. “The $500 million Dumat Al Jandal wind farm in the northern Al Jouf region will generate enough power to supply up to 70,000 Saudi households as it connects to the northern electricity grid.”
https://cleantechnica.com/2018/07/27/saudi-arabias-1st-wind-farm-receives-strikingly-low-bid-prices/
Earlier this year:
UK Firms Seek Wind Power Partnerships in Saudi Arabia
Thursday, 21 March, 2019 - 11:45
Riyadh- Fatehelrahman Yousif
A delegation of 20 UK renewable energy companies are seeking means to transfer expertise and production technologies to contribute to producing 59 gigawatts of wind power in Saudi Arabia, in hope that partnerships would be forged to localize this industry in the coming years.
During the Saudi-British Forum on renewable energy held in Riyadh on Wednesday, the British delegation looked into the Saudi potentials in terms of natural resources that produce solar and wind energy.
The CEO of Saudi British Joint Business Council, Chris Hawkins, told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the forum revealed great opportunities that will pave the way for partnerships in renewable energy generation and the transfer of relevant expertise and technology."
Hawkins noted that the British firms currently focus on contributing to giant projects launched lately by the kingdom, namely producing 59 gigawatts of wind power according to Saudi Vision 2030.
Meetings were held during the past three days with relevant official Saudi parties including ACWA Power, the General Investment Authority (SAGIA), the Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO), SABIC, and the Council of Saudi Chambers, he added.
Saudi Arabia enjoys high competitiveness in the energy sector, Hawkins continued.
He stressed Britain’s support to Saudi projects and future programs in all its phases and fields. Further, trade exchange between the UK and Saudi Arabia amounts GBP10 billion, Hawkins added.
Nasser al-Mutawa, the co-chairman of the Saudi British Joint Business Council and head of Saudi-British Forum at the Council of Saudi Chambers, told the newspaper that this forum has provided the British party with rich and persuasive information.
The British delegation was introduced to the Saudi investment environment and regulations, he added.
https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/1644251/uk-firms-seek-wind-power-partnerships-saudi-arabia
WIND ENERGY IN SAUDI ARABIA: TSK WILL BUILD THE FIRST WIND FARM FOR 40 MILLION
July 8, 2019 reve
The wind power contract, for the Saudi company Repdo, was awarded to TSK by the consortium formed by EDF Renewables and Masdar.
1353/5000TSK will install the wind turbines of the first wind farm in Saudi Arabia and the largest in the Middle East, with a power of 400 megawatts. The project was awarded to TSK for an amount of 40 million euros by a consortium comprising EDF Renewables and Masdar, based in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).
The wind farm, owned by Repdo (Renewable Energy Project Development Office), a society of the Saudi Ministry of Energy, Industry and Human Resources, will be built in Dymnat Al Jandal, in the region of Al Jouf, located in the northwest of the country, about 1,046 kilometers north of Riyadh, the capital.
The wind farm, which will employ a thousand people during its construction and put into operation, will generate equivalent energy to guarantee the supply to 70,000 homes and is part of a renewable energy development plan that the country’s authorities implemented in 2017
The new contract is the second consecutive one that TSK will undertake in Saudi Arabia, where the Asturian company is currently executing a sugar refinery in Yanbu. In other countries of the Middle East (Kuwait, Jordan, Dubai and Oman) engineering is carrying out different projects of power generation, industrial plants and handling of raw materials for a joint amount of more than 500 million euros.
https://www.evwind.es/2019/07/08/wi...uild-the-first-wind-farm-for-40-million/67927
2.5 years ago:
Commissioning of First Wind Turbine in Turaif
BY SAUDI ARAMCO NEWS / 18 JANUARY 2017
Saudi Aramco and GE executives and local dignitaries and business leaders pose in front of the first wind energy turbine in Turaif, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 17, 2017.
Saudi Aramco today marked the commissioning of the Kingdom’s first wind energy turbine, providing electricity to its bulk plant facility in Turaif in northwestern Saudi Arabia.The project, developed in partnership with GE, marked a new milestone in Saudi Aramco’s plan towards realizing the 9.5 gigawatt (GW) national renewable energy target defined in Saudi Vision 2030.
The commissioning event of the wind energy station was attended by Abdulkarim Ghamdi, Saudi Aramco Executive Director for Power Systems, Anne McEntee, VP & CEO GE Onshore Wind – Renewables; Ruhan Temeltas, Regional Leader GE Renewables; Zaher Ibrahim, CEO GE Oil & Gas, Saudi Arabia, and a number of local dignitaries and business leaders.
For several years, Saudi Aramco has invested to develop high potential sites for wind energy in Saudi Arabia. Sites across the Kingdom have significant resource potential, and may generate some of the lowest cost electricity globally. Delivering new energy through renewables reduces the Kingdom’s greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to global climate action outlined in the Paris Climate Agreement.
Domestically, committing the Kingdom to renewable energy is part of the National Transformation Plan (NTP) and Vision 2030. Through NTP, the Kingdom is targeting 3.45GW of renewable energy by 2020, on the way to 9.5GW by 2023. The Ministry of Energy is leading the launch of the National Renewable Energy Program which will be phased and systemic in its pursuit of long-term goals where Saudi Aramco is a key stakeholder in this effort.
Abdulkarim Ghamdi, Saudi Aramco Executive Director for Power Systems said: “The commissioning of the first wind turbine is the start of something new in the Kingdom that Saudi Aramco is driving with our partners. Wind Turbine No. 1 in Turaif will fully meet the electricity needs for the bulk plant and even feed surplus electricity back into the national grid. Wind energy offers potential to provide new energy the Kingdom’s energy mix and enhance power generation efficiency, thus delivering on the core objectives of Vision 2030.”
Zaher Ibrahim, President & CEO, GE Oil and Gas Saudi Arabia said: “We see the installation of this GE wind turbine in Turaif as a great demonstration of the long partnership we have with Saudi Aramco. Today is a significant occasion marking an exciting new era for the Kingdom and one that we are very proud to be part of. We look forward to continuing to work with our partners in the Kingdom towards the renewables goals of Saudi Vision 2030.”
The Saudi Aramco-GE wind turbine demonstration project will power Saudi Aramco’s facility in Turaif, providing electricity directly to the bulk plant. One wind turbine creates enough power to supply 250 homes, can displace 19,000 barrels of oil equivalent, and generate 2.75MW, thereby reducing demand for electricity from the national grid. The wind turbine is connected to Turaif Bulk Plant’s electrical distribution system to help it reduce the amount of power purchased from the Saudi Electricity Company and to reduce the diesel currently consumed to supply power at the plant.
The GE 2.75-120 wind turbine has been delivered with a desert protection package specifically designed for the Kingdom’s ‘hot & harsh’ conditions. The tower stands 85 meters high, capturing energy by blades 120 meters in diameter. The turbine’s rotor tips reach 145 meters from the ground. The turbine blades are constructed from lightweight composite materials, resembling large aerodynamic glider wings. The wind turbine project was developed by specialists from Saudi Aramco’s Power Systems, with GE selected to design, supply, and construct the demonstration project.
https://www.aramcoexpats.com/articles/commissioning-of-first-wind-turbine-in-turaif/
Great news. Combined with the ambitious solar plans (largest solar park in the world to be built), the 20 + future nuclear power plants, the existing and future dams etc., we can hopefully use oil and natural gas solely for export and not domestic consumption as today. For the benefits of the environment and from an economic viewpoint.
Needless to say that there are no other country in the region that has as much potential for renewable solar and wind energy as KSA due to size, geography, economy and climate.
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