Supporting Saudi Arabia's Energy Transition with World-class
Technology and Partnership

Under the Saudi Vision 2030, a national strategy to promote comprehensive economic and social reforms, Saudi Arabia is promoting a variety of initiatives, including decarbonization, industrial diversification, and the promotion of culture, entertainment, and sports. A number of large-scale projects, such as urban development and tourism infrastructure, are currently being implemented.

The Saudi Green Initiative, which was launched as part of this national strategy, aims to shift the electricity mix to 50% renewable energy and 50% natural gas by 2030. Large-scale investments in renewable energy, mainly solar and wind, are underway, and several mega-solar and wind power plants are being built. Efforts are also being undertaken to improve the efficiency of power generation facilities and introduce the latest technologies.

Electricity consumption continues to rise each year as a result of population growth, economic development, and urbanization. It is essential to ensure both a stable electricity supply and progress toward decarbonization.

In 2025, Saudi Arabia initiated the construction of 3.6 GW natural gas-fired gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) power plants at the Rumah-1 and Al-Nairyah-1, located in the central and eastern regions of the country. The core of the project is the M501JAC gas turbine, Mitsubishi Power’s state-of-the-art 60 Hz model and a leading example of advanced gas turbine technology.

Achieving an extreme turbine inlet temperature of 1,650°C, the technology boasts a power generation efficiency of more than 64%, the highest level in the world. With high efficiency and reliability, as well as excellent start-up and load variation characteristics, the JAC gas turbines will serve as cornerstones in ensuring grid stability and reliable and uninterrupted power generation. This will be especially important as the Kingdom continues its ambitious journey towards increasing the share of renewable energy in its grid.

Notably, the JAC gas turbines are already capable of generating electricity by blending hydrogen as fuel. Saudi Arabia is also committed to harnessing hydrogen as a next-generation energy source and has launched ambitious “green hydrogen” projects.

If a stable supply of hydrogen is achieved in the future, Mitsubishi Power's gas turbines will be able to use hydrogen as fuel while maintaining existing facilities. Their high scalability and flexibility will be crucial to Saudi Arabia's long-term energy strategy, which seeks to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2060 or earlier.

Mitsubishi Power has a close relationship with Saudi Arabia spanning more than half a century. Since supplying its first boilers to Aramco in the 1960s, the company has operated in Saudi Arabia’s energy sector for many years and, in recent years, has further strengthened this relationship.

In 2016, Mitsubishi Power opened gas turbine repair facility in Dammam, a major industrial city on Saudi Arabia’s Gulf coast. The facility provides services for key gas turbine components and features a majority of Saudi employees, in line with Mitsubishi Power's Saudi National program, which provides Saudi talent with rewarding careers pathways, and empowers them with advanced technical skills, through on the job training and knowledge exchange programs.

In 2025, Mitsubishi Power marked 60 years of operations in Saudi Arabia by unveiling the first locally assembled M501JAC gas turbine, belonging to the Amiral Cogeneration Plant, at its Dammam facility. This achievement symbolizes the introduction of advanced gas turbine assembly capabilities at the Dammam facility and the enhancement of localization.

The M501JAC gas turbines for the Rumah-1 and Al-Nairyah-1 power plants will also be assembled at the Dammam facility. This further underscores the company’s deep-rooted commitment to advancing Saudi Arabia’s industrial growth, energy security, and sustainable future, in alignment with Saudi Vision 2030.

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• CEO, Mitsubishi Power Saudi Arabia Limited, Co.

  Adel Al-Juraid

  2025 marked a new chapter in the history of Saudi Arabia and Mitsubishi Power. The first assembly of a JAC gas turbine for the Amiral Cogeneration Plant at a state-of-the-art facility was a major milestone, symbolizing our shared vision for progress, innovation and partnership. But this is just the beginning. Many more gas turbines—including six for the Rumah-1 and Al-Nairyah-1 power plants—will be assembled in Dammam. Saudi Arabia's people and spirit of cooperation are the driving forces behind our success.