A consortium comprising France’s TotalEnergies and Saudi Arabia’s Aljomaih Energy & Water (AEW) has been awarded a contract by the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) to develop, build, and operate a 400MW solar power plant in As Sufun, Saudi Arabia.
The project was granted following a competitive tender process and will sell its electricity to SPPC under a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Expected to connect to the grid in 2027, the As Sufun plant will provide clean power to more than 68,400 homes.
Part of Round 6 of the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP), overseen by the Ministry of Energy, the project supports Saudi Vision 2030. The initiative aims to reduce reliance on liquid fuels in power generation and increase the share of renewable and energy storage capacity to up to 50% by 2030, depending on demand growth.
“Together with our partner Aljomaih Energy and Water Co, we are thrilled to contribute to Saudi Arabia’s target of increasing the share of renewables in its energy mix,” said Olivier Jouny, SVP Renewables at TotalEnergies.
“This project marks the second success for our consortium in the Saudi National Renewable Energy Program. TotalEnergies is a close partner of Saudi Arabia, where we are deploying our multi-energy strategy, notably through our participation in major refining and petrochemical assets.”
Ibrahim Aljomaih, Chairman of Aljomaih Energy and Water Company, commented: “We are proud to lead the development of the 400MW As Sufun Solar PV Project in partnership with TotalEnergies.
This milestone reflects our unwavering commitment to supporting the Saudi Green Initiative and advancing the goals of Saudi Vision 2030.”
Adnan Buhuligah, Acting CEO of Aljomaih Energy and Water Company, added: “The 400MW As Sufun Solar PV Project in Hail region demonstrates our ongoing efforts to expand our renewable energy investments in the Kingdom.”
The As Sufun project builds on TotalEnergies’ growing presence in the Kingdom, where it already operates the 119MW Wadi Al Dawasir solar plant and is constructing the 300MW Rabigh 2 project.
