The Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO), of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, announced today the qualified companies for round one of the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP). The qualified bidders have been identified based on a clear set of criteria that ensures bidders are both experienced and capable of delivering utility scale renewable energy projects.  The list includes 27 companies for the 300MW solar PV project, and 24 companies for the 400MW wind farm. The qualified companies will proceed to the RFP stage as either ‘managing members’, ‘technical members’ – or both – based on their experience in delivering IPP projects of this scale.  Read more