RIYADH (The Thursday Times) — Saudi Arab ne apne qaumi qabil-e-tajdeed tawanai tenders ka aathwan round khol diya hai aur developers ko teen shamsi aur hawai mansoobon ke liye ehliyat ki dawat di hai, jin ki majmooi mansooba band gunjaish 3,200 megawatt hai.
Sarkari himayat yafta Saudi Power Procurement Company, jise Principal Buyer kaha jata hai, ne is round ke liye ehliyat ki darkhwast jari ki hai, jis mein majmooi taur par 1,900 megawatt ke do solar photovoltaic plant aur 1,300 megawatt ka ek hawai farm shamil hai.
Shamsi mansoobon mein Riyadh ke ilaqe mein 900 megawatt aur junoob maghrib mein Asir ke ilaqe mein 1,000 megawatt ka plant shamil hai. Hawai mansooba, jo is round ka sab se bara wahid mansooba hai, Makkah ke ilaqe mein hai.
2030 tak nisf hissa
Yeh mansoobe wazarat-e-tawanai ki qiyadat mein chalne wale qaumi qabil-e-tajdeed tawanai programme ka hissa hain, jis ka hadaf hai ke 2030 tak mamlakat mein bijli ki paidawar ka taqriban nisf qabil-e-tajdeed tawanai aur storage se aaye aur bijli ke liye maae eendhan jalane par inhisar kam ho.
Principal Buyer har mansoobe ke ibtidai mutale karta hai, tender chalata hai aur kamyab developer consortiums ke sath bijli ki khareedari aur storage service ke muahidon par dastakhat karta hai. Is round mein ahl qarar pane wali companiyon ko baad mein boli ki dawat di jaye gi.
Yeh tender aise bare saaf tawanai muahidon ke silsile ke baad aaya hai jin mein Saudi companiyan shamil hain. Is hafte Antalya mein COP31 mausmiyati sarbarahi ijlas mein Saudi Arab aur Turkiye ne 3,000 megawatt hawai tawanai ke muahide par dastakhat kiye.
Pakistan, jahan chhaton par solar panels mein tezi se izafa hua hai, ne usi ijlas ko bataya ke use 2035 tak saaf tawanai ke liye 138 arab dollar darkar hain.
