On October 13, 2026, the construction contract for a 500MW/2000MWh independent energy storage power station was officially finalized in Ghasim Province, Saudi Arabia. China Electric Power Construction Corporation announced that its subsidiary Shandong Electric Power Construction Company has won the bid for the Saudi Group 1-KSB independent energy storage power station project. The project belongs to the first batch of large-scale independent energy storage plans in Saudi Arabia, adopting a construction and operation mode, with a designed energy storage time of 4 hours. From energy storage sites on the Persian Gulf coast to Saudi Arabia's energy transformation map, China Power Construction has once again made a breakthrough in the large-scale independent energy storage track in the Middle East.

Project landing in Gaisim Province

The project is located in Ghasim Province, Saudi Arabia, and is one of the first large-scale independent energy storage plans in Saudi Arabia. It adopts a construction and operation model, with a designed energy storage time of 4 hours. The project is jointly developed by ENGIE from France and Haji Abdullah Alireza from Saudi Arabia. Saudi Electricity Procurement Company is responsible for purchasing energy storage services, and a subsidiary of China Power Construction Corporation has been awarded the engineering contract. The total investment of the first batch of four energy storage power stations exceeded 4.35 billion riyals, and the specific amount of the contract won by China Power Construction has not yet been announced. This independent energy storage project is an important infrastructure for Saudi Arabia to promote energy transformation. After completion, it will undertake functions such as grid peak shaving and smoothing new energy fluctuations, providing stable support for Saudi Arabia's large-scale wind and solar grid connection.

Chinese enterprises undertake energy storage projects

Shandong Electric Power Construction Company, a subsidiary of China Power Construction Corporation, won the bid for the Group 1-KSB independent energy storage power station project, with an energy storage capacity of 500MW/2000MWh. After completion, the project will serve the peak shaving and energy storage needs of Saudi Arabia's power grid, and assist in the consumption of renewable energy and energy structure transformation in Saudi Arabia. China Power Construction has added another large-scale engineering achievement in the Middle East energy storage market, which also accumulates experience for future participation in energy storage projects in Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries. As Saudi Arabia continues to advance its 2030 energy transformation goals, large-scale independent energy storage projects are becoming an important component of its power system. With its comprehensive capabilities in the field of power engineering, China Power Construction Corporation has taken a place in Saudi Arabia's energy storage infrastructure construction. Keywords: Middle East News Network, Energy Storage, International, New Energy

Investment disclosure of approximately 220 million US dollars

ENGIE disclosed that the foreign direct investment in the project is approximately 220 million US dollars. The total investment of the first batch of four energy storage power stations exceeded 4.35 billion riyals, but the specific amount of the winning contract for China Power Construction has not yet been announced. The first batch of large-scale independent energy storage plans in Saudi Arabia adopts a construction and operation model, attracting international energy companies to participate in development. China Power Construction Corporation, as the engineering contractor, participates in it, reflecting the competitiveness of Chinese enterprises in the field of large-scale energy storage infrastructure construction in the Middle East. From the disclosed scale of foreign direct investment by the project developer, it can be seen that the Saudi energy storage market is attracting international capital to continue entering, and China Power Construction has entered this market through engineering contracting, laying the foundation for expanding energy storage business in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East in the future. With more independent energy storage projects being tendered one after another, the participation space of Chinese enterprises in the field of energy storage engineering in the Middle East is expected to further expand.Editor/Gao Xue