據能源世界網4月9日利雅得報道，沙特阿拉伯王儲穆罕默德·本·薩勒曼（Mohammed bin Salman）為該國首個可再生能源項目——Sakaka IPP 光伏電廠舉行了落成典禮。

據沙特官方通訊社(SPA)援引王儲的話稱，周四在Al-Jouf地區西北部啟動的Sakaka電廠的發電量為300兆瓦，標志著“沙特利用可再生能源的第一步”。

新華社援引SPA報道稱，開幕式還見證了與12家沙特和國際公司在多個地區簽署了其他7個可再生能源項目的電力購買協議。

新項目位于麥地那（Al Madinah）、蘇代爾（Sudair）、庫拉伊特（Qurayyat）、舒伊巴（Shuaibah）、吉達（Jeddah）、拉貝（Rabigh）和拉法（Rafha）。

據能源部長阿卜杜勒阿齊茲·本·薩勒曼表示，除了Sakaka電廠和Doumat Al Jandal風能項目兩個項目外，這些項目的總發電量為3670兆瓦。它們將為60多萬戶家庭提供電力，減少700多萬噸溫室氣體的排放。

部長肯定了私營部門在沙特可再生能源部門中的作用，該部門旨在減少在發電中使用液體燃料，并優化國家能源結構。

據SPA報告稱，這些項目是實現氣候變化目標、尋找更可持續、成本更低的能源系統的有效途徑。

該報告補充道，這些項目還旨在為可再生能源創造一個具有全國競爭力的市場，這將增加一個新的可再生能源技術產業誕生的機會。

郝芬 譯自 能源世界網

原文如下：

Saudi inaugurates first renewable energy power plant

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has inaugurated the Sakaka IPP PV power plant, the country's first renewable energy project.

The launch of the Sakaka plant on Thursday, with an output capacity of 300 MW, in northwestern Al-Jouf region represents the kingdom's "first steps to utilize renewable energy in the Kingdom" the Crown Prince was quoted as saying by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

The opening also witnessed the signing of power purchase agreements for seven other renewable energy projects in a number of regions with 12 Saudi and international companies, Xinhua news agency quoted the SPA report as saying.

The new projects are in Al Madinah, Sudair, Qurayyat, Shuaibah, Jeddah, Rabigh, and Rafha.

The total capacity of these projects, in addition to the two projects of Sakaka plant and Doumat Al Jandal wind energy project, is 3,670 MW, energy minister Abdulaziz bin Salman said.

They will power more than 600,000 households and reduce greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions by more than 7 million tonnes, he added.

The minister affirmed the role of the private sector in the kingdom's renewable energy sector that aims to reduce the use of liquid fuel in electricity generation and to optimize the national energy mix.

The projects are an effective approach to achieve the climate change goal and find more sustainable and less costly energy systems, said the SPA report.

The projects also aim to create a nationally competitive market for renewable energy, which would enhance the chances of the inception of a new renewable energy technology industry, it added.