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The largest photovoltaic power plant in Saudi Arabia has been put into operation!
Seetao 2025-06-09 09:41
  • The power generation is expected to exceed the threshold of 282 billion kilowatt-hours
  • The photoelectric conversion efficiency of the new-generation high-efficiency monocrystalline PERC photovoltaic modules has exceeded 23%
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Recently, China Energy Group officially announced the commissioning of the Shuayba Solar Power Plant in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. With a total installed capacity of 2.6 gigawatts, this massive facility has become the largest solar power plant in the Middle East.  

Over its 35-year operational lifecycle, the Shuayba Solar Power Plant demonstrates remarkable power generation potential. Professional calculations show that its power generation is expected to exceed 282 billion kilowatt-hours. What does this figure mean? Based on an average household's annual electricity consumption of 5,000 kilowatt-hours, this amount of electricity is sufficient to meet the annual electricity needs of more than 56 million households. Meanwhile, the annual reduction of nearly 20 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions is equivalent to planting more than 1 billion adult trees, forming a solid green barrier for the global ecological environment.  

The successful implementation of this project relies on the strong support of advanced technologies. The project fully adopts a new generation of high-efficiency monocrystalline PERC photovoltaic modules, whose photoelectric conversion efficiency has exceeded 23%, a significant improvement over traditional modules. The automated operation and maintenance system also plays a key role: the intelligent drone inspection system can quickly and accurately detect component anomalies, and combined with AI algorithms to predict equipment failures, it improves the power plant's operation and maintenance efficiency by more than 40%, ensuring that the power generation system always operates efficiently and stably.  

The Shuayba Solar Power Plant is the result of joint collaboration among China Energy Group, ACWA Power, and Badeel. This joint venture development model fully integrates the strengths of all parties in technological research and development, financial support, and local operations. The completion of the project closely aligns with the core goal of energy transformation in Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030," injecting strong momentum into Saudi Arabia's efforts to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels such as oil and build a diversified energy structure. At the same time, it has set a benchmark for international clean energy cooperation in the Gulf region and even globally, becoming a shining milestone in the process of international energy cooperation and contributing significantly to the global fight against climate change and the promotion of green and low-carbon development.(This article is from the official website of Seetao.com, www.seetao.com. No reprinting is allowed without permission. Otherwise, legal liability will be pursued. If reprinting, please indicate Seetao.com + the original text link.) Editor of the Strategic Column of Seetao.com / Yin Shiqian

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