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Saudi Sakaka Solar Project to Be Launched before End of Year

A Saudi man walks past a field of solar panels at the King Abdulaziz city of Sciences and Technology, Al-Oyeynah Research Station, in Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)
A Saudi man walks past a field of solar panels at the King Abdulaziz city of Sciences and Technology, Al-Oyeynah Research Station, in Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)
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Saudi Sakaka Solar Project to Be Launched before End of Year

A Saudi man walks past a field of solar panels at the King Abdulaziz city of Sciences and Technology, Al-Oyeynah Research Station, in Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)
A Saudi man walks past a field of solar panels at the King Abdulaziz city of Sciences and Technology, Al-Oyeynah Research Station, in Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia’s Al Jouf region will launch its first renewable power project before the end of the year, according to the state news agency.

The 300mw Sakaka solar photovoltaic IPP project is estimated to generate enough clean energy to power 45,000 households in the Al Jouf region while offsetting over 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide a year, ACWA Power chairman Mohammad Abunayyan told the agency.

The project is said to be the first renewable energy project being built under the renewable energy initiative of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz.

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Mawani Adds Silmar Group's ‘MXS1’ Shipping Service to Jeddah Islamic Port

Mawani Adds Silmar Group's ‘MXS1’ Shipping Service to Jeddah Islamic Port
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Mawani Adds Silmar Group's ‘MXS1’ Shipping Service to Jeddah Islamic Port

Mawani Adds Silmar Group's ‘MXS1’ Shipping Service to Jeddah Islamic Port

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) announced on Wednesday the addition of the Silmar Group's new cargo service "MXS1" to Jeddah Islamic Port, to help expand exports and imports, according to a vision supported by reliable and efficient operations, and a safe and sustainable environment, SPA reported.
The move is part of Mawani's endeavor to improve the Kingdom's position in the maritime network connectivity index, in line with the National Transport and Logistics Strategy's objective of consolidating Saudi Arabia's position as a global logistics center and a hub linking three continents.
The new cargo service, with a capacity of 2,076 standard containers, connects Jeddah Islamic Port to the ports of Mundra in India, Karachi in Pakistan, Mersin and Yarimca in Türkiye, and Jebel Ali in UAE.