On the morning of April 16 local time, Wu Lei, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shanghai Electric Group, visited the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) and held in-depth discussions with SPPC CEO Mr. Mazin Albahkali on the Saudi energy market, the progress of key collaborative projects, and future cooperation directions.

Wu Lei thanked SPPC for its continued trust and support. He emphasized that Saudi Arabia is one of Shanghai Electric’s most important strategic markets in the Middle East, and the company places great importance on its partnership with SPPC. In recent years, Shanghai Electric has been actively practicing a green development philosophy and leveraging its comprehensive strengths in clean energy, intelligent manufacturing, and industrial systems solutions. Wu expressed hope that the two sides will deepen strategic cooperation in photovoltaics, wind power, hydrogen energy, and energy storage, contributing to the optimization of Saudi Arabia’s energy structure and the realization of its “Vision 2030” sustainability goals. He also conveyed Shanghai Electric’s willingness to strengthen technical collaboration with SPPC and explore joint innovations in developing new power systems, providing high-quality solutions to support Saudi Arabia’s energy transformation.

Mr. Albahkali highly praised Shanghai Electric’s active presence and professional capabilities in the Saudi market and congratulated the company on successfully winning the 2GW Al Sadawi solar project. He reaffirmed SPPC’s strong commitment to working with Chinese enterprises and welcomed Shanghai Electric’s continued participation in upcoming renewable energy projects, including photovoltaics, wind power, energy storage, and green hydrogen-methanol initiatives. He also expressed interest in expanding cooperation in local manufacturing and technology exchange to jointly advance the high-quality development of clean energy in Saudi Arabia.

Present at the meeting were Ammar Zwawi, Executive Vice President of SPPC; Jin Xiaolong, Member of the Party Committee and Vice President of Shanghai Electric, and heads of relevant departments and enterprises from both sides.