Huawei Digital Power’s Solar-Storage Microgrid Powers Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea New City

Huawei Digital Power has successfully implemented a solar-storage microgrid project in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea New City, delivering over 1 TWh of green electricity in its first year.

The project includes 400 MW of solar PV capacity and 1.3 GWh of electrochemical energy storage, covering 100 km of grid infrastructure.

This is the world’s first independent microgrid powered entirely by solar and energy storage, operating without any connection to a power network.

Huawei’s intelligent string inverters and smart storage units ensure continuous power supply, with grid-forming technology stabilizing the grid in off-grid modes.

The microgrid system offers high stability with voltage total harmonic distortion (THDu) below 1.5% in off-grid mode and current total harmonic distortion (THDi) below 1% in grid-connected mode.

The smart string storage equipment meets IP55 and C5 standards, suitable for extreme environmental conditions like high temperatures, humidity, and sand.

Red Sea New City, part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, aims to be the first urban area powered entirely by renewable energy, supporting infrastructure for 1 million annual visitors.


Source: PvMagazine