A consortium of EDF Renewables and Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, United Arab Emirates) has selected Vestas to supply 99 of its V150-4.2 MW wind turbines for the 415 MW Dumat Al Jandal wind project in the Al Jouf region of Saudi Arabia. Vestas will be in charge of the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for the project and of a 20-year Active Output Management 4000 (AOM 4000) service agreement for the operation and maintenance of the wind park.
EDF and Masdar were awarded the wind project by the Saudi Arabian Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO, part of the Saudi Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, MEIM) in January 2019 tender. The consortium submitted the lowest levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) bid of SAR8c/kWh (US$2.1c/kWh), while their rival ACWA submitted a bid of SAR10c/kWh (US$2.7c/kWh). The US$500m project is expected to generate 1.4 TWh/year of power, which will be sold under the framework of a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC).
The Saudi Arabian government is implementing its Vision 2030 programme under the framework of an official plan called Saudi Arabia’s National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) and aims to produce 10% of its power from renewable sources by 2023. To reach this target, up to 9.5 GW of wind and solar capacity will have to be installed. This plan is expected to require investments ranging between US$30bn and US$50bn.
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