Saudi Arabia qualifies 27 bidders in 12 GWh battery tender
Jul 2, 2026, 1:47:57 PMArticle by
Anna Vassileva
Saudi Arabia has prequalified 27 developers which will compete for
six 500 MW/2,000 MWh battery energy storage projects across the Kingdom to be awarded under the National Renewable Energy Programme (NREP).
The list of qualified bidders was unveiled by the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC). It includes Masdar, ACWA Power, Al Jomaih Energy and Water Company Co, Alfanar, China Longyuan Power Group, China Southern Power Grid International (HK) Co.(CSGIHK), Cox Energy EPC, EDF, Envision Energy Co, Grupo Empresarial Enhol, Hefei Gotion High-Tech Power Energy Co., Ltd, International Power S.A (IPSA) acting through its Dubai branch, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), Korea Western Power Co, Marubeni Corp., Nesma Renewable Energy, Nextgen, PowerChina, Pro-Power Investment, Saudi Energy Company, SPIC Shanghai Electric Power Co, Sumitomo Corp. Tesla Motors Netherlands, TNB Power Generation Sdn., TNB Renewables Sdn. Bhd., TotalEnergies Renewables SAS and WahajPeak Holdings.
The
tender was launched in April and offers the Samha project in the Qassim region, Al-Leeth, Ashyrah and Khulis projects in the Makkah region, Al-Henakiyah in the Madinah region and Sadawi in the Eastern Province.
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The Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC), acting as the Principal Buyer under the supervision of the Ministry of Energy, has announced the list of qualified applicants for the Second Group of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Projects with a combined storage capacity of 12,000 MWh (3,000...
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World’s Biggest Green Hydrogen Project Blows Off Trump, Bigly
Two hundred and fifty-seven wind turbines and a solar farm the size of Manhattan will provide renewable energy to power the world's largest green hydrogen plant, located in Saudi Arabia (courtesy of NGHC).
The Intertubes are buzzing with news that US President Donald Trump has flushed more than $121 billion in renewable energy investments down the toilet, but here’s the thing. It’s a big world out there. Investors can pack up and take their business elsewhere, and they are doing just that. Take the global green hydrogen industry, for example. Trump can do nothing to stop the world’s biggest green hydrogen project from launching in Saudi Arabia, with a healthy assist from the US firm Air Products.
$121 Billion In Renewable Energy Projects, Down The Drain…
For those of you new to the topic, green hydrogen is an emerging alternative to the current hydrogen supply chain, which consists of natural gas along with coal to a lesser extent. Among the alternatives under exploration, water electrolysis has attracted the most attention so far. Electrolysis systems jolt hydrogen gas from water, ideally with an electrical current supplied by wind, solar, or other renewable resources.
The US has renewable energy in abundance, and a Biden era program called
Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs aimed to stimulate activity in the green hydrogen field for export as well as domestic use. However, it sure looks like Trump did his friends in the Middle East a solid when he knocked the pins out from under
the Hydrogen Hubs program last year.
Trump also put the brakes on two key supportive US industries, namely wind and solar. As a result, US green hydrogen stakeholders are sidelined while investors in the Middle East have
a clear shot at supplying Europe and other regions around the globe.
Don’t just take my word for it. That figure of $121 billion in lost and at-risk investments comes from Wood Mackenzie. In a report issued earlier this week, the firm took note of 7 gigawatts in canceled or delayed
renewable energy projects on federal property last year, with another 12 gigawatts also at risk, and much more — 80 gigawatts — at risk on private property.
Pennsylvania On The World Stage
As for the world’s biggest green hydrogen project, that monster of an effort is located in the industrial city of Oxagon, located in Saudi Arabia’s ambitious technology development and lifestyle centerpiece NEOM. The NEOM region sprawls across northwestern Saudi Arabia to the coast of the Red Sea.
Ownership of the hydrogen project comes under the NEOM Green Hydrogen Company, which is a joint venture between NEOM, the Saudi firm ACWA Power, and Pennsylvania-headquartered Air Products.
Pennsylvania…who knew? Nevertheless, Air Products has been a leading US and global industrial gas producer for decades. The company re-affirmed its domestic roots in 2018, when it announced that its new global headquarters would be located in Pennsylvania, just about a mile from its old headquarters.
Good News For The World’s Biggest Green Hydrogen Project…
The NEOM hydrogen project has largely flown under the
CleanTechnica radar, so now would be a good time to catch up. Last year, NGHC reported that the project was
80% complete, listing wind turbines, hydrogen storage vessels, and electrolysers among the key elements completed, alongside a solar array and a transmission grid.
At the time, NGHC sounded confident that the project was on track with a total of 4 gigawatts’ worth of wind and solar power to run the electrolysers. If all goes according to plan, the turbines and solar panels should start generating electricity around the middle of 2026 — right about now, as a matter of fact — with electrolysers to be commissioned next year and distribution to follow right behind.
By distribution, NGHC includes green ammonia. Produced with green hydrogen and ambient nitrogen, green ammonia (chemical formula H3N) can be used as-is for fertilizer and other industrial products, or cracked to release hydrogen gas at the user end.
The underlying idea is that ammonia is more economical to transport by ship, compared to hydrogen gas.
The new hydrogen facility is designed to produce 600 tonnes (about 661 US tons) of green ammonia per day. NGHC has not posted an update on its website since June of 2025, but Air Products has indicated that all is going to plan. Earlier this morning, the company announced that it is taking the final steps to nail down a marketing and distribution agreement with the Norway-based global firm Yara, as off-takers for ammonia produced by the green hydrogen project.
Trump or no Trump, 257 wind turbines and a solar farm the size of Manhattan will power the world's largest green hydrogen plant.
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Interesting article from CNN from November 2025:
This oil-rich country has stood in the way of climate action. It’s quietly building a clean energy empire
By
Laura Paddison
NOV 17, 2025
Quite frankly, KSA should be (given the huge landmass, ideal conditions in many places, potential, investment power and political will) and likely will be a global renewables energy power.
