Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Electricity Company Invites Expressions of Interest for Duba 1 Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)

The 550 MW combined cycle plant will integrate a parabolic trough Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) unit, believed to be about 20 to 30 MW in capacity.

On 25 December 2013, Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) released a Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the development of the Duba 1 Independent Power Plant (IPP) project.

The 550 MW combined cycle plant will integrate a parabolic trough Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) unit, believed to be about 20 to 30 MW in capacity. The plant will be located 50 km north of Duba in the Tabouk region, on the north-west coast of Saudi Arabia.

SEC will conduct a competitive process to select a developer or developer consortium to build, own and operate the combined cycle IPP. The plant will be fuelled by Fuel-Gas and Fuel-Condensate as main fuel and Arabian Super Light (ASL) as back-up fuel.

The procurement of Duba 1 IPP will follow the process successfully implemented for four other projects