Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) announces the list of Qualified Bidders for Group 1 Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) having Combined Capacity of 2,000 MW/8000 MWh across Saudi Arabia on build, own and operate (BOO) model.

Following are the project locations:

• 500MW/ 2000MWh Al-Muwaih BESS to be located approximately 180 km Northeast of Taif, in the Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia
• 500MW/ 2000MWh Haden BESS to be located approximately 93 km Northeast of Taif, in the Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia
• 500MW/ 2000MWh Khushaybi BESS to be located approximately 6.7 kms south of Al Khushaybi and 45 km south of Ar Rass, in the Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia
• 500MW/ 2000MWh Kahafah BESS to be located approximately 135 km south of Hail, in the Hail Province, Saudi Arabia

The List of Qualified Bidders:

Category: Managing & Technical:

1. Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – PJSC – Masdar
2. Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA)
3. ACWA Power Company-Saudi Listed Joint Stock Company
4. Akaysha Energy Pty Ltd
5. China Energy Overseas Investment Company Limited (CEECOIC)
6. China Power Engineering Consulting Group International Engineering Co., Ltd
7. China Southern Power Grid International (HK) Co., Limited (CSGIHK)
8. Cox Energy EPC S.L.
9. Electricité De France (EDF)
10. Envision Energy Co., Ltd
11. FRV-X Renewable, S.L.
12. International Power S.A. (IPSA)
13. JERA NEX Limited
14. Jinko Power (HK) Company Limited
15. Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)
16. Marubeni Corporation
17. Pro -Power Investment Limited
18. Samsung C&T Corporation
19. SPIC Huanghe Hydropower Development Co., Ltd.
20. Total Energies Renewables SAS
21. X-ELIO Energy S.L.U

Category: Managing Only

1. Al Gihaz Holding Company
2. Al Jomaih Energy & Water Co. Ltd.
3. Alfanar Company
4. FAS Energy KSA LLC
5. GCL Intelligent Energy (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
6. Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited
7. Nesma Renewable Energy
8. POSCO International Corporation
9. Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA)
10. Saudi Electricity Company
11. Shell Overseas Investment BV
12. Sumitomo Corporation

The BESS is expected to replace part load operation of existing power plants by charging & discharging according to the system load variations, primary & secondary reserve and shall also operate to provide voltage and frequency regulations.

Each project will be developed under a build-own-operate (BOO) model, with the successful bidder holding 100 per cent equity in the special purpose vehicle (SPV) set up to develop and operate the Independent Storage Provider (ISP) project. Each SPV will enter into a 15-year Storage Services Agreement with SPPC.

As part of Vision 2030, KSA aims to supply 50% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2030 and has set a clear plan to transition its energy mix towards solar, wind and other renewable energy sources. To date over 10,100 MWac of renewable energy (solar PV and wind energy) projects have already been tendered on a competitive basis in KSA