RIYADH: The King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE) has sent selected engineering graduates to South Korea and France for training in nuclear energy programs.
The initiative has been taken to achieve a sustainable energy mix through a comprehensive atomic and renewable energy program under Vision 2030.
Under the auspices of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA) has spearheaded Vision 2030 that set far-reaching goals to diversify the Saudi economy by reducing dependence on oil, and transforming the nation toward sustainable development.
“The program aims to educate, train and transfer knowledge in the atomic and renewable energy field to Saudi students so as to become pioneers in the sustainable energy sector in the Kingdom aiming to diversify the energy sources as well as the national economy by 2030,” a senior KACARE official said.
A significant proposal under Vision 2030 aims for an additional 9.5 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity, including 3,450 MW by 2020.
According to the KACARE Media Department, the training programs in Korea and France include two teams each comprising 16 students and two supervisors from KACARE to assist them.
The training program in Korea that started on July 11, is expected to continue till Sept. 2. In France it will through July 17-Sept. 2.
As Vision 2030 aims to set up a vibrant renewable energy sector with local content targets, the training program seeks to transfer knowledge and technical expertise, and on return could help to localize the sustainable energy industry in the Kingdom, and enable its vision of developing a combination of atomic and renewable energy sources as part of the ambitious plan to diversify energy sources and reduce overall dependence on oil for future generations.
Working on Vision 2030, the Kingdom and South Korea earlier expressed keenness to strengthen cooperation in industrial sectors as well by holding bi-annual industrial cooperation meetings. The two friendly countries, at a ministerial meeting, recently agreed that cooperation should include automobile, shipbuilding, electronics and the infrastructure sector besides traditional investment and oil trade.
The initiative has been taken to achieve a sustainable energy mix through a comprehensive atomic and renewable energy program under Vision 2030.
Under the auspices of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA) has spearheaded Vision 2030 that set far-reaching goals to diversify the Saudi economy by reducing dependence on oil, and transforming the nation toward sustainable development.
“The program aims to educate, train and transfer knowledge in the atomic and renewable energy field to Saudi students so as to become pioneers in the sustainable energy sector in the Kingdom aiming to diversify the energy sources as well as the national economy by 2030,” a senior KACARE official said.
A significant proposal under Vision 2030 aims for an additional 9.5 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity, including 3,450 MW by 2020.
According to the KACARE Media Department, the training programs in Korea and France include two teams each comprising 16 students and two supervisors from KACARE to assist them.
The training program in Korea that started on July 11, is expected to continue till Sept. 2. In France it will through July 17-Sept. 2.
As Vision 2030 aims to set up a vibrant renewable energy sector with local content targets, the training program seeks to transfer knowledge and technical expertise, and on return could help to localize the sustainable energy industry in the Kingdom, and enable its vision of developing a combination of atomic and renewable energy sources as part of the ambitious plan to diversify energy sources and reduce overall dependence on oil for future generations.
Working on Vision 2030, the Kingdom and South Korea earlier expressed keenness to strengthen cooperation in industrial sectors as well by holding bi-annual industrial cooperation meetings. The two friendly countries, at a ministerial meeting, recently agreed that cooperation should include automobile, shipbuilding, electronics and the infrastructure sector besides traditional investment and oil trade.
