Saudi’s future city, NEOM, launches renewable energy project

Saudi Arabia has grand plans for the city, but the endeavor’s land use and sustainability plans have faced pushback.
NEOM.
NEOM, a futuristic city that the kingdom of Saudi Arabia is building in the northwest of the country. - Twitter
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Saudi Arabia’s planned futuristic city, NEOM, unveiled today a new entity that will work on its renewable energy plans. 

ENOWA is a subsidiary company of NEOM that will develop sustainable energy and water systems in the city. ENOWA will work toward NEOM’s vision of a city powered by 100% renewable energy and is the primary shareholder for the green hydrogen production plant being built there. ENOWA will also work on developing sustainable water in NEOM via desalination plants, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. 

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