Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Global awarded the multi-utility contract for Amaala this week. In addition to a 250MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, the contract includes renewable energy-powered water desalination and wastewater treatment plants to cater to the development. For some, the most eye-catching part of the deal is the 700 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (bess) that will enable the utility infrastructure to be completely off-grid. It is only the second project of its kind in the region, following the Red Sea Project, which in 2020-21 included a 1,300MWh battery energy storage system in its multi-utility infrastructure, the world’s largest at the time of construction. (ICE RIYADH)

Fonte notizia: construction week