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Saudi Arabia Plans to Generate 60GW of Renewable Energy by 2030

The Kingdom Tower stands in the night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (File Photo: Reuters)
The Kingdom Tower stands in the night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (File Photo: Reuters)
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Saudi Arabia Plans to Generate 60GW of Renewable Energy by 2030

The Kingdom Tower stands in the night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (File Photo: Reuters)
The Kingdom Tower stands in the night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (File Photo: Reuters)

Saudi Arabia aims to increase its renewable energy production to 60 gigawatts, including 40 GW from solar energy and 20 from wind and other sources by 2030.

Asharq Al-Awsat learned that Riyadh is expected to come up with 12 projects in 2019 with a total capacity of up to 1.3 GW, while planning to complete the preliminary development of projects totaling 13 GW by the end of this year.

According to the proposed plan and renewable energy targets in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Energy and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) work together to localize renewable energy industry through priorities that include setting a competitive price for generating power, attracting private sector investments, and encouraging innovation through competition.

Other priorities include increasing the localization of renewable energy technologies, enhancing the domestic products in this sector, exporting its products and developing giant renewable energy projects.

Saudi Arabia wants to localize five major wind power components and three main components of solar energy in the short and medium term.

The projects are expected to be implemented by 2030 in more than 35 locations across the country, with the aim of promoting regional development and selecting the best technologies during the duration of the program, before all initial development studies are undertaken to enhance funding opportunities and accelerate implementation.

Saudi Arabia is working, under the framework of Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Program 2020 (NTP), on building a sustainable renewable energy sector, which includes relevant industries and services, the Saudization of technologies, and training human resources, to find a balanced mix of fossil and alternative energy.

The Kingdom has launched many national programs as part of the NTP 2020 with the aim of promoting the overall role of alternative energy.

The Ministry of Energy set a world record in Sakaka solar energy power plant project after applying all international criteria. It was awarded to ACWA Power.

Dumat al-Jandal onshore wind project, led by Abu Dhabi’s Masdar, also reached a world record in Europe and MENA region in 2018.

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Saudi Stocks Rebound 0.9%, Recouping Previous Session's Losses

An investor monitors stock market data on a screen at the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) in Riyadh (Reuters)
An investor monitors stock market data on a screen at the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) in Riyadh (Reuters)
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Saudi Stocks Rebound 0.9%, Recouping Previous Session's Losses

An investor monitors stock market data on a screen at the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) in Riyadh (Reuters)
An investor monitors stock market data on a screen at the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) in Riyadh (Reuters)

Saudi stocks closed higher on Monday, recovering some of the losses sustained in the previous session as heavyweight shares strengthened and the banking sector advanced.

The benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) rose 0.90% to close at 10,106 points, gaining 90 points. Total trading value reached approximately SAR 3.5 billion ($933 million).

The index had fallen 0.8% on Sunday amid selling pressure on heavyweight stocks.

Anaam International Holding Group, Fitaihi Holding Group and Raoom were among the session's top gainers, rising between 7% and 9% to close at SAR 11.93, SAR 2.11 and SAR 72.30, respectively.

On the losing side, Almunajem Foods led the declines, shedding 9.20% to SAR 49.94, followed by Saudi Paper Manufacturing Co., which fell 6.18% to SAR 48.88, and Alamar Foods, which dropped 4.63% to SAR 44.06.

At the sector level, banks led the gains, advancing 1.60%, supported by a 2.06% rise in Bank AlJazira shares, which closed at SAR 10.89.

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Tesla to Refund Many Cybertruck Deposits as Demand Exceeds Production, Musk Says

Tesla Cybertruck electric vehicles sit parked in a storage lot in San Diego, California on April 11, 2025. (AFP)
Tesla Cybertruck electric vehicles sit parked in a storage lot in San Diego, California on April 11, 2025. (AFP)
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Tesla to Refund Many Cybertruck Deposits as Demand Exceeds Production, Musk Says

Tesla Cybertruck electric vehicles sit parked in a storage lot in San Diego, California on April 11, 2025. (AFP)
Tesla Cybertruck electric vehicles sit parked in a storage lot in San Diego, California on April 11, 2025. (AFP)

Tesla will have to refund Cybertruck deposits for many customers as orders far exceed production capacity, CEO Elon Musk said, following last week's announcement that the electric vehicle maker is winding down the pickup truck's production at its Texas factory.

"We will try ‌to make ‌as many as ‌possible ⁠before shutting down the ⁠line in about 8 months, but will have to return deposits for a lot of people," the billionaire said in a post on X on Monday.

The comments ⁠come after Musk said ‌Tesla would ‌add an extra production shift to fulfill outstanding ‌Cybertruck orders before dismantling the production ‌line next year to expand output of its Cybercab robotaxi.

The production winddown is slated for mid-2027, Musk announced on ‌Friday, with the resources being redirected to the Cybercab, a vehicle ⁠central ⁠to the automaker's autonomous-driving ambitions.

Tesla began delivering the Cybertruck in late 2023, but demand has fallen far short of Musk's expectations. US sales fell 48% to 20,237 units last year, according to Kelley Blue Book, well below Musk's earlier projection that annual Cybertruck sales could reach 250,000 vehicles.

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China Extends Suspension of New Rare Earth Controls Until January

A mining machine is seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia, China July 16, 2011. (Reuters)
A mining machine is seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia, China July 16, 2011. (Reuters)
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China Extends Suspension of New Rare Earth Controls Until January

A mining machine is seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia, China July 16, 2011. (Reuters)
A mining machine is seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia, China July 16, 2011. (Reuters)

China on Monday announced a two-month extension of export-control waivers due to expire this month, preserving part of a wide-ranging deal struck after a summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.

China introduced export controls on certain rare earths ‌in April 2025, ‌only to expand ‌them ⁠further in October ⁠of that year, dramatically widening their scope and also adding new controls on certain diamonds with industrial applications and lithium battery technology.

The measures were then ⁠paused for one year last ‌November after ‌a summit in South Korea ‌between Xi and Trump.

The Ministry of ‌Commerce said in a short statement on Monday that the pause would be extended for two months ‌until January 10. It gave no other details.

The extension ⁠is ⁠part of a broader suspension of trade countermeasures and tariffs announced by China on Monday as it negotiates with Washington over an enduring trade deal.

Trump is set to travel to Shenzhen in southern China later this month for an APEC leaders summit, where he is expected to meet with Xi.