DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has received four bids for its 400 megawatt Dumat al-Jandal wind project, the kingdom's first utility-scale wind farm.

The Saudi Ministry of Energy said that four bids were submitted for the $500 million project by pre-qualified consortiums led by international and regional renewable energy developers ACWA Power, EDF Energies Nouvelles, Enel Green Power and International Power, SA Dubai branch (ENGIE).

The Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO) will evaluate the bids to verify compliance with the project's requirements, with the winning bid to be announced on Dec. 18, the ministry's statement said.

The project will be backed by a 20-year power purchase agreement with the Saudi Power Procurement Company.

 

(Reporting by Rania El Gamal Writing by Maha El Dahan Editing by David Goodman) ((Maha.Dahan@thomsonreuters.com; + 9712 4082101; Reuters Messaging: maha.dahan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))