Saudi Arabia Energy Tenders
Last updated: 1 October 2026 · Last verified: 1 October 2026
Saudi Arabia’s renewable energy procurement runs through the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP), administered by the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC), with sequential competitive “rounds” of solar and wind independent power projects (IPPs). The programme is central to the kingdom’s goal of sourcing 50% of its electricity from renewables by 2030. This page tracks the open and recently awarded rounds — what’s being tendered, who’s bidding, who won, and at what price.
Round 7: Bidding Just Closed, Award Pending
Round 7 of the NREP covers six projects and 5,300 MW combined — four solar PV plants and two wind plants. SPPC issued the request for qualification in September 2025, and after an extended prequalification and bidding process, solar bids were submitted on 13 September 2026 and wind bids on 14 September 2026. SPPC has not yet announced an award date for Round 7 as of this page’s last verification.
| Project | Technology | Capacity | Location | Bid Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabjal 2 | Solar PV | 1,400 MW | Al-Jouf Province | 13 September 2026 |
| Mawqqaq | Solar PV | 600 MW | Hail Province | 13 September 2026 |
| Tathleeth | Solar PV | 600 MW | Aseer Province | 13 September 2026 |
| South Al-Ula | Solar PV | 500 MW | Al-Ula, Medina Province | 13 September 2026 |
| Bilgah | Wind | 1,300 MW | Medina Province | 14 September 2026 |
| Shagra | Wind | 900 MW | Medina Province | 14 September 2026 |
Sixteen developers qualified to bid as both managing and technical consortium members on the four solar projects, with six more qualified as managing members only; thirteen qualified in both categories for the two wind projects, plus six managing-member-only qualifiers. Bidding consortiums reported in trade press include Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), a pairing of Saudi developer Aljomiah with France’s TotalEnergies, and a pairing of France’s EDF with a Saudi energy partner. SPPC has not disclosed pricing guidance or an expected award date publicly as of this writing.
Round 6: Awarded, Record-Low Wind Price
SPPC awarded Round 6 in October 2025: four solar PV IPPs and one wind IPP totaling 4,500 MW, with contracts worth more than SAR 9 billion (about $2.4 billion). The Dawadmi wind project set what was reported as a new world-record low levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for wind at the time of award.
| Project | Technology | Capacity | Location | Winning Developer(s) | LCOE (US cents/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawadmi | Wind | 1,500 MW | Riyadh Province | KEPCO (South Korea) / Nesma Renewable Energy / Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE) | 1.33803 |
| Najran | Solar PV | 1,400 MW | Najran Province | Masdar (UAE) | 1.09682 |
| Ad Darb | Solar PV | 600 MW | Jazan Province | Masdar (UAE) | 1.36070 |
| Samtah | Solar PV | 600 MW | Jazan Province | Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) / EDF Power Solutions International | 1.48678 |
| Sufun | Solar PV | 400 MW | Hail Province | Al Jomaih Energy & Water (AEW) / TotalEnergies Renewables | 1.50686 |
Masdar’s two Round 6 wins (Najran and Ad Darb, 2 GW combined) build on the same developer’s position in the kingdom’s broader clean-energy pipeline, including the separate 5.2 GW solar-plus-storage Masdar/EWEC round-the-clock project reaching financial close in September 2026. Masdar is also bidding in Round 7, giving it exposure across back-to-back NREP rounds.
Why This Matters for Suppliers and Investors
Each NREP round creates a concentrated, time-boxed window of EPC, module, turbine and balance-of-plant procurement — SPPC’s rounds have consistently produced some of the lowest solar and wind LCOEs recorded anywhere, which keeps pulling in repeat bidders like Masdar, EDF, TotalEnergies and KEPCO. For module and turbine suppliers, a Round 7 award (whenever SPPC confirms it) will determine which EPC contractors and equipment packages move into construction next, with the programme’s 50%-by-2030 renewable target implying further rounds beyond Round 7.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Saudi NREP and who runs it?
The National Renewable Energy Program is Saudi Arabia’s sequential auction system for utility-scale solar and wind independent power projects, procured by the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) on behalf of the kingdom’s power sector, with a target of 50% renewable electricity by 2030.
When will Saudi Arabia’s Round 7 tender results be announced?
SPPC had not announced an award date as of this page’s last verification. Solar bids were submitted 13 September 2026 and wind bids 14 September 2026; based on Round 6’s roughly one-year RFQ-to-award timeline, an award is plausible in late 2026 or 2027, but no official date has been confirmed.
Who is bidding in Saudi Arabia’s Round 7 solar and wind tender?
Reported bidding groups include Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), Aljomiah (Saudi Arabia) paired with TotalEnergies (France), and EDF (France) paired with a Saudi energy partner, among a wider pool of 16 qualified solar bidders and 13 qualified wind bidders.
What was the lowest price in Saudi Arabia’s Round 6 renewable auction?
The Dawadmi wind project was awarded at 1.33803 US cents per kWh, reported as a world-record low LCOE for wind at the time, to a KEPCO/Nesma Renewable Energy/EtihadWE consortium.
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Sources
- MEED, “Developers bid for Saudi Arabia’s seventh solar and wind IPP round,” September 2026
- MEED, “Saudi Arabia extends bid deadline for Round 7 solar projects,” 2026
- SolarQuarter / Renewable Watch, SPPC Round 7 RFQ coverage, September 2025 and January 2026
- TaiyangNews, “Saudi Arabia Awards 4.5 GW Wind & Solar PV Capacity” (Round 6), October 2025
- Daleel (Saudi government-linked news portal), Round 6 award coverage, October 2025
- Vision2030.ai NREP programme tracker
Illustrative image. Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons — source
