The PVfacility was completed a month and a half ahead of schedule by Saudi energycompany ACWA Power. The project will sell power at $0.0236/kWh.
Saudi energygroup ACWA has announced the completion of the 300 MW Sakaka solarproject.
The plant,Saudi Arabia's second operational solar park, was grid connected a month and ahalf ahead of schedule and has begun a commercial operation pilot phase, ACWAannounced in a press release.
"The solarproject has established a 100% local employment rate within the first yearof operation, with 90% of the workforce comprised by the youth of [the] Al Joufregion," said the Saudi power company. "Additionally, Sakaka PV IPP
[independent power producer]
registered over 30% of contractual local contentduring the construction and development phases."
The projectwas tendered by the kingdom's Renewable Energy Project Development Office(REPDO) in February 2017 alongside 400 MW of wind power capacity.