{"id":"saudi-amaala-solar-park-sand-gazelle-breeding-program-2026","canonicalSlug":"saudi-amaala-solar-park-sand-gazelle-breeding-program-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/saudi-amaala-solar-park-sand-gazelle-breeding-program-2026","language":"en","title":"Saudi reserve launches sand gazelle programme inside AMAALA solar park","summary":"A 250 MW solar facility hosts a breeding programme involving 38 vulnerable gazelles.","body":["The Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve announced on October 5 a sand gazelle breeding programme within a 250 MW solar power facility serving Red Sea Global’s AMAALA destination. Called ReWildingVoltaics, the initiative is being carried out with AMAALA Sustainable Company for Energy, a consortium of EDF Group and Masdar, as well as SUEZ and Korea East-West Power.","The facility spans 505 hectares and supplies AMAALA with clean electricity, according to the Saudi Press Agency. A seven-month proof-of-concept began in October 2025 with sand gazelles, mountain gazelles and Arabian hares. The programme entered its breeding phase in May 2026, when 33 female and five male vulnerable sand gazelles were introduced into the solar plant.","The reserve described the project as combining renewable-energy infrastructure with biodiversity conservation. It linked the effort to Saudi Green Initiative aims of protecting 30% of the Kingdom’s land and sea and generating half its electricity from renewables by 2030. The report announces a programme and animal introduction; it does not report offspring already born or gazelles released into the wider reserve."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Saudi reserve launches sand gazelle programme inside AMAALA solar park\n\nA 250 MW solar facility hosts a breeding programme involving 38 vulnerable gazelles.\n\nThe Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve announced on October 5 a sand gazelle breeding programme within a 250 MW solar power facility serving Red Sea Global’s AMAALA destination. Called ReWildingVoltaics, the initiative is being carried out with AMAALA Sustainable Company for Energy, a consortium of EDF Group and Masdar, as well as SUEZ and Korea East-West Power.\n\nThe facility spans 505 hectares and supplies AMAALA with clean electricity, according to the Saudi Press Agency. A seven-month proof-of-concept began in October 2025 with sand gazelles, mountain gazelles and Arabian hares. The programme entered its breeding phase in May 2026, when 33 female and five male vulnerable sand gazelles were introduced into the solar plant.\n\nThe reserve described the project as combining renewable-energy infrastructure with biodiversity conservation. It linked the effort to Saudi Green Initiative aims of protecting 30% of the Kingdom’s land and sea and generating half its electricity from renewables by 2030. The report announces a programme and animal introduction; it does not report offspring already born or gazelles released into the wider reserve.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-10-05","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T20:15:13Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T20:15:13Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-05","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"Saudi Press Agency","url":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2693538","checkedAt":"2026-10-06","publishedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/saudi-amaala-solar-park-sand-gazelle-breeding-program-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/saudi-amaala-solar-park-sand-gazelle-breeding-program-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/saudi-amaala-solar-park-sand-gazelle-breeding-program-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/saudi-amaala-solar-park-sand-gazelle-breeding-program-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/saudi-amaala-solar-park-sand-gazelle-breeding-program-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/saudi-amaala-solar-park-sand-gazelle-breeding-program-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/saudi-amaala-solar-park-sand-gazelle-breeding-program-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}