{"id":33996,"date":"2021-11-20T10:07:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T07:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=33996"},"modified":"2021-11-20T10:21:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T07:21:33","slug":"saudi-arabia-launches-the-mena-regions-largest-solar-panel-factory-and-its-a-big-win-for-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/saudi-arabia-launches-the-mena-regions-largest-solar-panel-factory-and-its-a-big-win-for-renewable-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia Launches The MENA Region\u2019s Largest Solar Panel Factory And It&#8217;s A Big Win For Renewable Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2021 has been a defining year for Saudi Arabia as it seeks to tackle climate change by announcing a raft of initiatives. Saudi Arabia&#8217;s strong drive has been praised across the world, and it is even claimed that Saudi diplomacy helped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1968276\/business-economy\">save<\/a> the COP26 talks. The latest feather in the cap continuing the kingdom\u2019s streak of pushing towards its ambitious climate change goals is the launch of the MENA region\u2019s largest solar panel factory in Tabuk.<\/p>\n<h2>The first phase of the 27,000 sq meter facility was launched last week.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Inauguration of the largest solar panel production plant in the Middle East in Tabuk.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaudiArabia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaudiArabia<\/a> \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OuKnnWpIaV\">pic.twitter.com\/OuKnnWpIaV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mamdooh \ud83c\udf39 (@MamdoohAbdulla4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MamdoohAbdulla4\/status\/1461404069533212678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>The plant is located strategically close to other mega projects, such as NEOM and the Red Sea project, that are all designed to run on renewables.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bin Omairah Holding Company inaugurates the largest solar panel production plant in the Middle East and North Africa region, on an area of 27,000 m2, with a production capacity of 1.2 GW, in the Industrial City of the Tabuk region.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6\ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OK8xkq4R7y\">https:\/\/t.co\/OK8xkq4R7y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\ude08\ud835\ude23\ud835\ude25\ud835\ude36\ud835\ude2d\ud835\ude08\ud835\ude3b\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude3b \ud835\ude1a\ud835\ude36\ud835\ude23\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude26 (@AzeezKhalidS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AzeezKhalidS\/status\/1461272500864704513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>The factory was built at a cost of a whopping SR700 million!<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0628\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062b\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0642\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0645\u0633\u064a\u0629 \u062a\u0635\u0644 \u0625\u0644\u0649 700 \u0645\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0646 \u0631\u064a\u0627\u0644 ..<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0645\u0644\u0643\u0629<\/a> \u062a\u062f\u0634\u0646 \u0623\u0643\u0628\u0631 \u0645\u0635\u0646\u0639 \u0644\u0625\u0646\u062a\u0627\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0644\u0648\u0627\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0645\u0633\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0646\u0637\u0642\u0629 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0642_\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0633\u0637<\/a> \u0648\u0634\u0645\u0627\u0644 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0623\u0641\u0631\u064a\u0642\u064a\u0627<\/a> \u0641\u064a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%83?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062a\u0628\u0648\u0643<\/a>\u060c \u0644\u062a\u062a\u062c\u0627\u0648\u0632 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u062d\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u062c\u0645\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u0645\u0635\u0646\u0639 27 \u0623\u0644\u0641 \u0645\u062a\u0631 \u0645\u0631\u0628\u0639 \u0648\u0637\u0627\u0642\u0629\u064d \u0625\u0646\u062a\u0627\u062c\u064a\u0629 \u062a\u0642\u062f\u0631 \u0628\u0640 1.2 \u063a\u064a\u063a\u0627\u0648\u0627\u0637.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yIRBv9Oa97\">pic.twitter.com\/yIRBv9Oa97<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0625\u0646\u0645\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629 | Saudi inma (@inma_ksa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/inma_ksa\/status\/1461039060840067082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Once fully functional it will have the production capacity to produce enough panels to generate a massive 1.2 gigawatts of power.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0634\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u0628\u0646 \u0639\u0645\u064a\u0631\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0636\u0629 \u062a\u062f\u0634\u0651\u0646 \u0623\u0643\u0628\u0631 \u0645\u0635\u0646\u0639 \u0644\u0625\u0646\u062a\u0627\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0644\u0648\u0627\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0645\u0633\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0646\u0637\u0642\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0633\u0637 \u0648\u0634\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0623\u0641\u0631\u064a\u0642\u064a\u0627\u060c \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u0633\u0627\u062d\u0629 27 \u0623\u0644\u0641 \u06452\u060c \u0648\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0642\u0629\u064d \u0625\u0646\u062a\u0627\u062c\u064a\u0629 \u062a\u0642\u062f\u0631 \u0628\u0640 1.2 \u062c\u064a\u062c\u0627 \u0648\u0627\u0637\u060c \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0646\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0629 \u0628\u0645\u0646\u0637\u0642\u0629 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%83?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062a\u0628\u0648\u0643<\/a>\u060c \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u0628 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644\u0627\u0642\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c8FeuygqJG\">pic.twitter.com\/c8FeuygqJG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0645\u0634\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629 (@SaudiProject) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaudiProject\/status\/1461266804899205123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Longi, a prominent Chinese solar producer is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1966231\/business-economy\">reportedly<\/a> looking for sites to set up its production units in the kingdom. Our sun-kissed desert lands are ideal for solar anyway, so it was about time that such mega solar panel factories came up in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2021 has been a defining year for Saudi Arabia as it seeks to tackle climate change by announcing a raft of initiatives. Saudi Arabia&#8217;s strong drive has been praised across the world, and it is even claimed that Saudi diplomacy helped save the COP26 talks. 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