Saudi Government Enables Private Sector to Engage In Major State Projects

 Buildings are seen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
Buildings are seen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
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Saudi Government Enables Private Sector to Engage In Major State Projects

 Buildings are seen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
Buildings are seen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

The Saudi government is seeking to enable the private sector to contribute to state projects by designing a strategy that involves the Federation of Saudi Chambers and public agencies to stimulate and develop the economic sectors.

According to a recent report issued by the Federation of Saudi Chambers, coordination with government agencies contributed to improving the business environment and overcoming the challenges facing the sector.

The report revealed key government projects that supported the private sector, with the contribution of the Federation of Saudi Chambers, including raising the percentage of local content in mega projects, issuing the mining investment system, stimulating national exports according to incentive packages and government facilities, in addition to contributing to the franchise system and organizing the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration.

The Federation of Saudi Chambers is participating as a permanent member of the Business Environment Improvement Committee for the private sector, working to improve the regulatory and legislative environment for business affairs, creating innovative solutions to the obstacles facing the sector, and working to educate companies and institutions about the developments in the national economy.

The Open Ministerial Conferences is an initiative that falls within the national plan to stimulate the private sector, which aims to strengthen the complementary relationship between the public and private sectors and achieve comprehensive development.

The initiative also seeks to support and encourage investment in the various regions of the Kingdom and remove obstacles and challenges, with the aim to achieve Saudi Vision 2030.



Saudi Energy Minister Emphasizes Importance of Balancing Growth, Energy Security

Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. Photo: Energy Ministry account on X
Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. Photo: Energy Ministry account on X
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Saudi Energy Minister Emphasizes Importance of Balancing Growth, Energy Security

Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. Photo: Energy Ministry account on X
Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. Photo: Energy Ministry account on X

Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz participated in the Energy Transitions Working Group meetings, the 15th Clean Energy Ministerial and the 9th Mission Innovation Ministerial, held this week in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, where he emphasized the importance of balancing economic growth and energy security.
The meetings focused on sustainable energy policies and equitable energy transitions within G20 efforts to enhance international cooperation aimed at achieving environmental sustainability and supporting innovations in clean energy technologies.
Prince Abdulaziz emphasized the importance of balancing economic growth, energy security, and climate change mitigation. He highlighted the Kingdom's leadership in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) technologies, as well as its commitment to leading by example in leveraging circular carbon economy technologies, and affirmed the Kingdom's ambition to become a global leader in the production and export of clean energy.
Prince Abdulaziz also outlined Saudi Arabia's efforts to increase its renewable energy capacity, which is expected to reach approximately 44 gigawatts by the end of 2024, and touched upon the establishment of a hydrogen production hub in Ras Al Khair Industrial City, along with a major carbon capture and storage project, which will have a capacity of 9 million tons annually by 2027.