石油设备网讯 据路透社3月13日迪拜报道，据沙特国家通讯社SPA报道，沙特能源部长周一参观了Sakaka独立光伏太阳能电站——Salman国王可再生能源倡议下的第一个可再生能源项目。
在发展事务助理副部长Habib Abdul-Samad的陪同下，能源、工业和矿产资源部部长Khalid Al-Falih展示了3200亿美元项目的进展情况，该项目构成2030年愿景对可再生能源承诺的一部分，预计将于年底完成。
一旦建成，该工厂的生产能力将达到300兆瓦，以满足Al Jawf地区约4.5万户家庭的能源需求。
Falih在现场会见了管理人员和工人，对目前的工作表示赞赏，并表示相信该项目将按时完成。
领导该项目的ACWA电力公司董事长Mohammed Abunayyan说，Sakaka太阳能光伏项目的主要目标和承诺之一是在第一年实现100%的当地发电。
他说，该项目还旨在通过Rabigh的水电技术高等学院为年轻人提供培训和就业机会。
Sakaka光伏项目占地6平方公里，是国家可再生能源计划启动的一系列可再生能源项目中的第一个。该计划旨在实现沙特可再生能源愿景的计划和目标，到2030年可再生能源产量达到58.7千兆瓦。
孔丽炜 摘译自路透社
原文如下：
Saudi minister 'confident' Vision 2030 renewable energy project will meet deadline
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Monday visited the Sakaka Independent Power Photovoltaic Solar Plant – the first renewable energy project under the King Salman Renewable Energy Initiative, state news agency SPA reported.
Accompanied by Habib Abdul-Samad – the Assistant Undersecretary for Development Affairs, the Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources – Khalid Al-Falih was shown the progress on the $320 bln project, which forms part of the Vision 2030 commitment to renewable energy and is due for completion by the end of the year.
once complete the plant will have a production capacity of up to 300 megawatts to meet the energy needs of approximately 45,000 homes in the Al Jawf region.
Falih met with management and workers on the site and praised the work so far, expressing his confidence that the project would be completed on time.
Mohammed Abunayyan, Chairman of ACWA Power – which leads the project - said one of the main objectives and commitments of the Sakaka solar photovoltaic project was to achieve 100 percent local power generation during the first year.
He said the project also aimed to provide training and employment opportunities for young people through the Higher Institute for Water and Electrical Technologies in Rabigh.
The Sakaka photovoltaic project covers six square kilometers and is the first in a series of renewable energy projects launched under the National Renewable Energy Program, which seeks to achieve the plan and targets of the Saudi Renewable Energy Vision by producing 58.7 GW of renewable energy by 2030.
