DUBAI- Saudi Arabia has invited bidders for the second round of its renewable energy programme, state news agency SPA reported on Thursday.

The programme is managed by the Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO) of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy.

The second round of the programme, comprising six projects, tenders a total solar PV capacity of 1.47 gigawatts to qualified companies, SPA said.

(Reporting by Hadeel Al Sayegh and Davide Barbuscia, Editing by Alexandra Hudson) ((Davide.Barbuscia@thomsonreuters.com; +971522604297; Reuters Messaging: davide.barbuscia.reuters.com@reuters.net))