The 1.2 GW solar panel assembly plant of the Saudi power company Bin Omairah Holding in the Tabuk Industrial Zone, the capital of the Tabuk region in northwestern Saudi Arabia, has been put into operation.

"This new plant will produce monocrystalline PERC PV modules," the company's CEO Fahad Bin Omairah told Photovoltaics. "We will target markets such as the Gulf Arab Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the United States, Europe and Africa."

This plant will mainly produce M3 Full cell solar panels, M10 half cell solar panels, and M12 solar panels with a 1/3 cut design. Bin Omairah further explained, "Their rated power ranges from 320 to 800 W."

The total investment in the new plant is 700 million riyals (US$186.9 million). "This factory aims to promote investment in solar energy and diversify our country's energy structure. It can also integrate with relevant government agencies and the private sector to support the creation of a domestic renewable energy industry," Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources Deputy Minister Osama bin Abdulaziz Al-Zamil commented.