Saudi Arabia launches five renewable energy projects – The National

Saudi Arabia launches five renewable energy projects – The National

Saudi Arabia launched five new renewable energy projects to produce electricity sustainably, as the world's largest exporter of oil pursues a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.

The wind and solar projects, which have a total capacity of 3,300 megawatts, were launched by the Saudi Power Procurement Company as a principal buyer, state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.

Of the five projects, three will harness wind energy and two will use solar energy, Spa reported.