The Saudi Electricity Purchasing Company (SPPC) recently announced the launch of the seventh round of the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) and issued prequalification (RFQ) notices for four projects, totaling 3.1GW of solar PV capacity. These include a 1.4 GW (AC) power plant near Hima in Juv province, a 600 MW (AC) power plant planned for Bissa in Asir province, a 500 MW (AC) project planned for Madina province, and a 600 MW (AC) project planned for near Mawqaq in Khaire province.

Successful bidders will be required to develop and operate the power plants under a build-own-operate (BOO) model. The prequalification deadline is September 29th.

In September 2024, the SPPC launched a tender for 3GW of solar PV capacity across four projects. These include a 1.4 GW power plant near Hima in Najlan province, a 600 MW power plant near Ad Darb in Jizan province, a 600 MW project in Jizan province, and a 400 MW project near Al Sufun in Khairi province.

In October 2024, the SPPC announced the winners of its fifth round of projects, totaling 3.7 GW, distributed across four projects: the 2 GW Al Sadawi power plant in the east, the 1 GW Al Masa'a project in Hail in the north, the 400 MW Al Henakiyah 2 power plant in western Medina, and the 300 MW Rabigh 2 power plant in western Mecca.