Renewable energy capacity online
6.2 GW renewable capacity connected to the grid
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Renewable capacity connected
6.2 GW
20256.2 GW renewable capacity connected to the grid
Publishers include: Saudi Green Initiative · AGSI
The Story
Before
Saudi electricity was essentially all from hydrocarbons.
Initiative
NREP began tendering large utility-scale solar and wind projects. ACWA Power, PIF, and international partners delivered them at competitive prices.
Outcome
6.2 GW of renewable capacity is connected to the grid. Another 44.2 GW is in development — enough to power 7M+ homes. 20 GW of renewable projects launched in 2025 alone.
For citizens
A growing share of Saudi electricity is clean. Includes the Bisha 2.6 GWh battery storage system — the world's largest single-phase BESS.
Timeline of Milestones
2025
6.2 GW renewable capacity connected; 44.2 GW under development
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Saudi Arabia overtakes the UAE to become the GCC's renewable energy leader, driven by Vision 2030's National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) tenders — among the world's top renewable energy investors for the first time; both kingdoms now developing some of the world's largest utility-scale battery storage projects to support grid integration
SolarQuarter
PIF has invested over $17 billion in renewable energy and related industries in five years — consortium with ACWA Power, Badeel and SAPCO managing a 29.3 GW pipeline (13 solar PV projects, 2 wind farms; 4 solar facilities operational); aim to develop 59 GW supporting the 50%-renewable-by-2030 target; Tarshid (PIF subsidiary) has retrofitted 42,000+ government buildings
WAYA (Asharq Business)
Greening Saudi: 100+ million trees, 130 GW renewable target
SAR 705 billion invested across 86 sustainability initiatives
130 GW
60% fewer deaths on Saudi roads
One of the most lives-saved-per-year transformations in the world
−60%
Trees planted — Saudi Green Initiative
100 million+ trees planted toward a 10-billion target
100M+
Saudi land rehabilitated
118,000 hectares restored — equivalent to 165,000 football fields
118K ha
Initiative attribution: National Renewable Energy Program (NREP); ACWA Power partnerships; PIF energy investments. Citizen benefit category: Environmental quality.