ACWA Power starts commercial ops at 3 solar plants in Saudi Arabia

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ACWA Power Co. said it received today, Aug. 20, a notice from Isha Renewable Energy Co. confirming the commercial operations certificate for the full 1,425 megawatts at the Al Kahfah solar PV plant in Hail.

The company also received a notice from Saad Two Renewable Energy Co. confirming the second commercial operations certificate for 365.7 megawatts, bringing the Saad 2 solar PV plant in Riyadh to its full capacity of 1,125 megawatts.

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In addition, ACWA Power said Nawwar Renewable Energy Co. confirmed the first commercial operations certificate for 1,000 megawatts at the Al Rass 2 solar PV plant in Qassim, which will reach a total capacity of 2,000 megawatts.

The impact of the three projects is expected to be reflected in H2 2025 financials, the company said in a statement to Tadawul.

ACWA Power owns 50.1% of the project companies, while Water and Electricity Holding Co. (Badeel), a unit of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), holds the remaining 49.9%.

In May 2023, ACWA Power signed power purchase agreements to develop, implement, and operate three major solar photovoltaic (PV) projects (Ar Rass 2, Saad 2, and Al-Kahfah) located in central and northern Saudi Arabia, with a production capacity of 2,000 MW, 1,125 MW, and 1,425 MW, respectively. The contract value is SAR 12.19 billion, with a duration of 35 years for each agreement.