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Saudi starts work with SoftBank on 200 gigawatt solar plan: minister

Arab World Materials 19 December 2018 15:49 (UTC +04:00)
Saudi Arabia has already started implementing an agreement with SoftBank Group’s Vision Fund to provide 200 gigawatts of solar power in the kingdom, energy minister Khalid al-Falih said at a post-budget event
Saudi starts work with SoftBank on 200 gigawatt solar plan: minister

Saudi Arabia has already started implementing an agreement with SoftBank Group’s Vision Fund to provide 200 gigawatts of solar power in the kingdom, energy minister Khalid al-Falih said at a post-budget event, Trend reports referring to Reuters.

The kingdom’s Public Investment Fund agreed to invest $45 billion in the giant tech fund led by SoftBank and the pair are working with other parties on a number of large-scale, multi-billion dollar projects relating to the solar industry.

The PIF and private sector will fund renewable energy projects in the kingdom, Falih said.

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