Global utility major Acwa Power has announced that two of its solar independent power producer (IPP) plants in Saudi Arabia have been subject to temporary dispatch limitations following instructions from the grid operator, citing concerns over reactive power fluctuations affecting grid stability.
Global utility major Acwa Power has acquired the entire 32% stake of Saudi PIF company Badeel in Shuaibah Water and Electricity Company (developer of Shuaibah IWPP). With this move, Acwa Power has now become the majority stake holder in the Shuaibah company with 62% share.
Saudi utility giant Acwa Power has announced that its consortium has signed an energy conversion and water purchase agreement for Az Zour North Phase 2 and 3 IWPP in Kuwait. The key $4.1 billion project will be implemented on a build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis.
Indian construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has signed up Nextpower Arabia, the newly formed joint venture between Nextpower (formerly Nextracker) and Abunayyan Holding, to provide 2.25 gigawatts (GWp) of advanced solar tracking systems for the Bisha Solar project being developed by an Acwa-led consortium.
Acwa, a leader in energy transition, has signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg, Rostock Port, and VNG, to create a green ammonia corridor from Acwa’s Yanbu project to the Port of Rostock where VNG plans to convert ammonia to green hydrogen for injection into the national core network.
Saudi-based Acwa Power, the world's largest private water desalination company and a leader in energy transition, has announced the launch of full commercial operations at its 501MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) linked to its Riverside Solar project at Tashkent in Uzbekistan.
ACWA Power and Bapco Energies signed a Joint Development Agreement to develop a multi-phase 2.8 GW solar plant with large battery storage in Saudi Arabia. Announced at the 2025 Saudi–Bahraini Coordination Council meeting, the project will supply Bahrain’s grid and support its renewable energy transition.
ACWA Power Co has announced its entry into China after securing more than 1 gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy projects, according to a stock exchange disclosure.
Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has announced the financial close of Ras Mohaisen water desalination project in Makkah region with a total investment value of SAR2.57 billion ($684 million). Once operational, it will boast a 300,000 cu m/day production capacity.
Saudi utility major Acwa Power has announced it has signed a $400 million contract with Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency (ADSEA) to develop the country’s first large-scale water reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant on the Caspian Sea.
