Saudi Arabia Steps Up Renewable Energy Projects

NEW DELHI-October 18, 2022--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Saudi Arabia is embracing the energy transition by adding more renewables in its power mix. The biggest development in this direction was setting up the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) in 2017, a strategic initiative under Vision 2030 and King Salman's Renewable Energy Initiative. Recently, the Kingdom gave approval for 3.3 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy projects. The capacity of wind is expected to be 1.8 GW, followed by solar with 1.5 GW.