Overview
Masdar and EDF Group consortium is developing a a fully optimised and decarbonised off-grid renewable energy system at AMAALA, a new destination with wellness at its core, nestled along the Red Sea coast of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which is expected to start welcoming guests in 2025.
The system will generate electricity from a 250 MW solar photovoltaic park, 700MWh battery energy storage, transmission and distribution lines, and desalination plant, with a capacity of 37 million litres of drinking water per day and wastewater treatment plants securing the needed base load around the clock.
The innovative project will avoid the equivalent of nearly 350,000 tons of CO2e emissions every year compared to average infrastructures of this kind, and it will be a cutting-edge infrastructure project, paving the way for a new era of eco-friendly luxury tourism.
The first phase of AMAALA is set to welcome its first guests in 2025. Upon completion, the destination will feature over 4,000 hotel rooms across 30 hotels, and 1,200 high-end residential villas, apartments, and estate homes.
The project will set a global benchmark for integrated renewable energy solutions.
Project Info
Technologies Used
Solar PV
Battery Energy Storage System
Location
Dumat Al Jandal
Project Completion Year
2026
Status
Development
