Saudi Renewables Tracker · captive and corporate
NADEC Haradh solar PV
A 30 MWp solar PV project at Haradh (NADEC City), Eastern Province. Stage: Operating.
The record
What the sources publish for this project
- Capacity
- 30 MWpENGIE's contract announcement gives 30 MWp; its operation announcement gives 30 MW.
- Technology
- Solar PVAbout 75,000 bifacial modules on single-axis trackers, on a site of 766,000 m²
- Stage counted on this site
- OperatingAs published: “Commercially operational since 22 December 2021” (ENGIE Solutions)
- Agreement or award
- July 2019
- Commercial operation
- 22 December 2021
- Owners and developers
- ENGIE (developer)
- Supplies
- NADEC
- Operation and maintenance
- ENGIE
- Arrangement
- Corporate power purchase agreementTerm: 25 years
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Location
- Haradh (NADEC City), Eastern ProvinceLocality and region only; plant coordinates are not published
The first corporate solar power purchase agreement in Saudi Arabia, as ENGIE describes it. The PPA was signed in July 2019 (Argaam).
Modelled output
Estimated annual generation
63
GWh a year
24%
Capacity factor
19.2% of the modelled output of this tracker’s operational solar projects.
- Fixed at the optimal tilt53 GWh20.3%1,776 kWh per kWp
- Single-axis trackerCounted here63 GWh24%2,099 kWh per kWp
Yield read at the centre of Haradh, rounded to 0.1°. Mounting as the source describes it.
Annual kWh per kWp from PVGIS for crystalline silicon with 14% system loss, multiplied by the capacity as the source states it and taken as peak. A plant rated in MWac carries more DC capacity, so its estimate runs low.
Tracker totals, modelled
| Stage | Projects | Capacity, MW | GWh a year | Capacity factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operational | 6 / 7 | 173 | 329 | 21.7% |
| Contracted | 3 / 4 | 72 | 131 | 20.7% |
| Observed | 0 / 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
Solar yield: PVGIS 5.2 (PVGIS-SARAH2), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. © European Union. Estimate as JSON
Sources
Where each figure comes from
| Publisher | Publication | Published | Read on | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGIE Solutions | NADEC transitions to renewable energy as first corporate solar PPA in KSA farm becomes operational | 10 February 2022 | 24 September 2026 | Procurer, developer or owner |
| Argaam | NADEC expects 30 MW Haradh solar plant to start commercial operations on Oct. 31 | 2 August 2021 | 24 September 2026 | Press or compiler |
| Renewables Now | NADEC's 30-MW solar farm in Saudi Arabia starts operation | November 2021 | 24 September 2026 | Press or compiler |
| Global Energy Monitor | Nadec Solar PV IPP | Undated | 24 September 2026 | Press or compiler |
Where sources disagree
Both readings, and the one counted
Operation date
- Expected 31 October 2021 — Argaam
- Started delivering electricity to NADEC, November 2021 — Renewables Now
- Commercially operational since 22 December 2021 — ENGIE Solutions
Counted on this site: 22 December 2021
Why: The developer's own statement of the commercial operation date; the November report describes first deliveries.
Solar and wind resource
The resource at Haradh
NASA POWER's long-run means for the 0.5° cell that holds the locality: an area-level picture, not a site measurement.
6.20 kWh/m²/day
Global horizontal irradiance
About 2,263 kWh/m² a year
4.92 kWh/m²/day
Direct normal irradiance
5.7 m/s
Wind at 50 m
27.3 °C
Air temperature
Warmest month July, 37.6 °C
Aerosol optical depth: 0.55 · Dustiest month July
| January | 4.50 |
|---|---|
| February | 5.32 |
| March | 6.20 |
| April | 6.80 |
| May | 7.48 |
| June | 7.92 |
| July | 7.56 |
| August | 7.24 |
| September | 6.74 |
| October | 5.84 |
| November | 4.62 |
| December | 4.20 |
Source: NASA Langley Research Center POWER Project, climatology 2001–2020, public domain; retrieved 2026-09-24. Cell N24.0E49.0, native resolution 1° (CERES SYN1deg). These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
Saudi captive and corporate solar, 24 September 2026 (2026-09)