ACWA Power and Larsen & Toubro choose off-road solar tractors from Nextracker for Al Kahfah solar farm

• New Al Kahfah Solar Power Plant at 1.17 GW to play a key role in Badeel and ACWA Power efforts to advance Saudi National Renewable Energy Program

• NX Horizon-XTR™ all-terrain solar tracker systems to deliver enhanced yield while minimizing the environmental impact on the project site

• The Al Kahfah project reinforces Nextracker’s commitment to the MEIA region with over 10 GW of smart solar tracking systems, either operational or under fulfilment
  

Nextracker, a leading global provider of intelligent solar tracker and software solutions, announced it was selected by ACWA Power and Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) to provide its all-terrain tracker NX Horizon-XTR™ for a 1.17 GW installation at Al Kahfah Solar Power Plant, a strategically important renewable energy project in Saudi Arabia’s Central Province that is part of the National Renewable Energy Program.

Al Kahfah is one of the three major solar PV Independent Power Producer (IPP) projects being led by Badeel and ACWA Power. This solar plant will provide clean energy to the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) as part of the renewable energy projects essential to meet the targets of Vision 2030 and the Ministry of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Program to increase renewables in the nation’s energy mix to 50% by 2030. Global construction giant L&T has also been awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction contract for the Al Kahfah Solar Power Plant.