2.2 GW！ Saudi Arabia Builds Solar Power Plant to Power Green Hydrogen Project

SunPower has agreed to supply inverter technology for a 2.2 GW solar power plant under development in Oxagon, Saudi Arabia. When completed, the power plant will be the largest photovoltaic facility in the Middle East, providing electricity for Neom Green Hydrogen (NGHC)'s $ 8.7 billion green hydrogen project. & nbsp;

SunPower, a Chinese company, said this week that it would provide its inverter slider technology and 1 + X modular inverter solution for the 2.2 GW solar power plant that NGHC is building at Oxagon. The project site is located in the port area, close to the extremely modern Neom City project.

Once completed, the solar plant will be the largest photovoltaic array in the Middle East. It will provide power for NGHC's $8.7 billion investment in another green hydrogen plant at Oxagon. "By the end of 2026, NGHC will produce up to 600 tons of carbon-free hydrogen per day using renewable energy sources such as wind and solar,

" SunPower said.

The Chinese inverter supplier noted that it also agreed to work for the project's engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, Larsen & & Toubro-offers 400 MWh of energy storage and 536 MW/600 MWh of DC capacity.

"The solution innovatively combines the advantages of central and string inverters, selecting a 1.1 MW module as a module unit, and expanding the maximum capacity to 8.8 MW by combining eight module units," Sunshine Power said of the 2.2 GW plant inverter. "The solution is able to adapt to dusty, dry and windy environments thanks to the optimal IP65 high protection.". At the same time, the inverter solution also uses intelligent forced air cooling technology, which can work stably at extremely high temperatures. NGHC is a joint venture equally owned by Saudi energy giant ACWA Power, US hydrogen company Air Products and Neom, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. It is providing non-recourse financing for Oxagon's hydrogen projects through 23 regional financial institutions. In

May, NGHC said it had secured a 30-year exclusive off-take agreement to acquire all of the green ammonia it produces. In January this year, the project received an industrial operation license from the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia.