Saudi Arabia announced the list of qualified bidders for the seventh round of renewable energy projects under its National Renewable Energy Program, totaling 5.3 GW of solar and wind power capacity. The round is being managed by the Saudi Power Procurement Company. The solar segment includes four projects totaling 3.1 GW: the 1.4 GW Tabarjal II project in Al Jouf, the 600 MW Mawqaq project in Hail, the 600 MW Tathleeth project in Aseer, and the 500 MW South Al Ula project in the Madinah region. The wind component comprises two projects in the Madinah region: the 1.3 GW Bilghah Wind independent power producer (IPP) and the 900 MW Shagran Wind IPP, together totaling 2.2 GW.