- Consortium formed by Saudi Electrical energy business and EDF power services indications 25-year Power Purchase Arrangement for the Samtah solar job in the frame of the Round 6 introduced by the Saudi Power Procurement business (SPPC)
- Consortium will establish, fund and run the Samtah solar PV job with a capability of 600 megawatts (MW)
- Task is anticipated to power 100 thousand homes each year and prevent over 1.1 million lots of CO2 every year
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 29, 2025/ PRNewswire/– Under the guidance of the Ministry of Energy, the Saudi Electrical Energy Business (SEC) and EDF power services’ consortium signed a 25-year Power Purchase Arrangement (PPA) with the Saudi Power Procurement Business (SPPC) for the advancement of the Samtah Solar PV Power Task, marking a brand-new turning point in Saudi Arabia’s renewable resource journey under Round 6 of the National Renewable Resource Program.
The finalizing event occurred in Riyadh in the existence of His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Minister of Energy and Bernard Fontana, Chairman and CEO of the EDF Group. The contract was signed by Eng. Khalid bin Salem AlGhamdi, CEO of the Saudi Electrical Energy Business; Mazin Al-Bahkali, CEO of the Saudi Power Procurement Business; and Omar Al-Daweesh, CEO KSA, EDF Group and EDF power services.
Found in the Jazan Province, roughly 35 kilometers southwest of Jazan city and 15 kilometers north of Samtah, the job will be established, funded, developed, owned, and run by a consortium formed by SEC and EDF power services. As soon as functional in the very first quarter of 2028, the 600 MW Samtah Solar energy Task will provide tidy electrical power to more than 100,000 homes each year and is anticipated to prevent over 1.1 million lots of carbon-dioxide emissions every year. The job represents a tactical turning point in the Kingdom’s renewable resource shift, supporting the nationwide target of producing around half of electrical power from eco-friendly sources by 2030. It highlights the management of the Ministry of Energy and SEC’s function as a nationwide enabler of the energy shift, along with EDF power services as global tidy energy designer– driving sustainability, localization, and development throughout the power sector.
As part of the consortium’s dedication to regional worth production, a considerable part of the job’s products, devices, and services will be sourced from Saudi business throughout the building and construction stage, promoting regional markets, producing task chances, and structure nationwide abilities.
Eng. Khalid bin Salem AlGhamdi, CEO of Saudi Electrical energy Business, stated: “ The award of the Samtah Solar energy Task marks a specifying turning point for Saudi Electrical energy Business as we start our very first massive solar photovoltaic endeavor. Directed by the vision and management of His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy, this accomplishment shows our tactical dedication to broadening eco-friendly generation, speeding up decarbonization, and adding to the Kingdom’s energy improvement objectives under Vision 2030.
Broadening into eco-friendly chances strengthens our aspiration to construct a well balanced and future-ready energy portfolio that provides sustainable development and long-lasting investor worth. It likewise highlights SEC’s essential function at the heart of the Kingdom’s power sector improvement advancing renewable resource while preserving trusted, premium service throughout the Kingdom.”
Omar Al-Daweesh, CEO KSA, EDF Group & & EDF Power Solutions, included: “The award of the Samtah Solar Task marks another considerable turning point in EDF’s longstanding collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and the Saudi Power Procurement Business. Leveraging EDF’s substantial technical proficiency and deep regional understanding, this job highlights our dedication to advancing Saudi Arabia’s tidy energy aspirations while preserving high ecological and social requirements. With this accomplishment, EDF’s renewable resource capability in the Kingdom now reaches 4,100 MW– additional reinforcing our contribution to regional worth production, sustainable advancement, and the awareness of Saudi’s Vision 2030 prepare for a cleaner, more flourishing future for all.”
The finalizing of this contract declares the Kingdom’s management in sustainable energy advancement and its decision to construct a varied, low-carbon, and high-efficiency energy future.
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About Saudi Electrical Energy Business (SEC)
The Saudi Electrical Energy Business is the Kingdom’s leading supplier of electrical power and an essential enabler of the nationwide energy improvement. Through pioneering jobs in renewable resource, digital development, and grid modernization, SEC supports Vision 2030’s goals to construct a sustainable, effective, and trusted energy sector that powers the Kingdom’s financial and ecological objectives.
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About EDF power services
Uniting business of EDF Renewables and EDF Group International Department, EDF power services is a global energy gamer which establishes, develops and runs eco-friendly and low-carbon energy production centers along with versatile power and electrical power transmission services.
As a significant gamer in the energy shift worldwide, EDF power services releases, within EDF, competitive, accountable and value-creating jobs. In 25 nations, our groups reveal their dedication to regional stakeholders every day, including their proficiency and capability for development to the battle versus environment modification.
EDF power services runs 31GW of gross set up power capability worldwide. Leveraging on its technological and industrial abilities along with regional understanding, EDF power services establishes ingenious deals, to support the relocation towards decarbonisation and establish more effective electrical systems.
EDF power services provide a big series of innovations to produce low carbon electrical power (wind power, solar, hydraulics, biomass), boost power system versatility (battery storage, PSP, low carbon thermal hybrid option etc.) and to lower our clients’ carbon footprint (electrical movement, hydrogen, offgrid)
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About Saudi Power Procurement Business (SPPC)
The Saudi Power Procurement Business is the primary offtaker for electrical power jobs in the Kingdom and an essential gamer in executing the National Renewable resource Program under the guidance of the Ministry of Energy. SPPC works to guarantee a well balanced and sustainable energy mix that supports the Kingdom’s long-lasting financial and ecological goals.
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