Saudi Arabia to build giant solar power plant

The plant, which will be partially owned by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, will have more output than other solar energy facilities in the region if all goes to plan.
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This picture taken on Oct. 18, 2022, shows a view of solar panels at the al-Kharsaah solar power plant in Qatar. - IVAN PISARENKO/AFP via Getty Images
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Saudi Arabia is getting a new solar power plant. 

The Saudi energy company ACWA Power and the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund will develop and build a 2,060 megawatt solar photovoltaic plant in western Saudi Arabia. ACWA Power and the sovereign wealth fund each own a 50% stake in the project. The plant is expected to be operational by the fourth quarter of 2025, ACWA Power said in a press release. 

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