Saudi solar park hosts sand gazelle breeding programme
A 250 MW solar facility at AMAALA has started breeding vulnerable sand gazelles, combining power generation with a reserve-led conservation effort.
Event / data period: 2026-05
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The Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve said on October 5 that a sand gazelle breeding programme has begun at a 250 MW solar facility serving Red Sea Global’s AMAALA destination. The 505-hectare site supplies the destination with 100% clean energy, according to the reserve.
Thirty-three female and five male sand gazelles were introduced in May, after a seven-month proof-of-concept that began in October 2025 and also involved mountain gazelles and Arabian hares. The reserve said shade from the panels lowers ground temperatures by about 5°C to 10°C and that the protected setting has expanded its animal husbandry capacity fifteenfold.
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Solar facility and gazelle programme
Facility and programme figures reported by the reserve on 5 October 2026.
- Solar facility capacity
- 250 MW
- 2026-10-05 · Observed
- Facility area
- 505 hectares
- 2026-10-05 · Observed
- Female sand gazelles introduced in May
- 33 count
- 2026-05 · Observed
- Male sand gazelles introduced in May
- 5 count
- 2026-05 · Observed
Methodology
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Subjects and places
Subject proposals
- Solar powerSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: solarwww.spa.gov.sa ↗
- ElectricitySuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: power generationwww.spa.gov.sa ↗
- ConservationSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: conservationwww.spa.gov.sa ↗
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- Saudi Arabia · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
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