Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA) announced that its subsidiary China Hydropower Construction Group International Engineering Co., Ltd., China Power Construction Group East China Survey and Design Research Institute Co., Ltd. and China Electric Power Construction Group Co., Ltd. formed a consortium to sign Saudi Afif 1 PV IPP project and Saudi Afif 2 PV IPP project contracts with Saudi Afif Renewable Energy Company.

The contract amounts are equivalent to approximately RMB 5.843 billion (USD 823 million) and RMB 5.876 billion (USD 827.6 million) respectively.

Both projects are located in Afif Town, Riyadh Province in central Saudi Arabia.

The scope of the project includes the construction of a 2000MW photovoltaic field, a 33/132kV booster station, a 132kV transmission line, some connection facilities and interface facilities for the power site, and connecting roads. The contract period was 26 months.