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(reported). GE Vernova (externally supplied capture), source observed 2026-11-04; https://www.gevernova.com/news/print/pdf/node/143500\n\nSEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Co., Ltd. is identified as the EPC company from which GE Vernova secured the equipment order for the two plants. (reported). GE Vernova (externally supplied capture), source observed 2026-11-04; https://www.gevernova.com/news/print/pdf/node/143500\n\nGE Vernova announced an order for six 7HA.03 gas turbines and two 7E.03 gas turbines for Qassim 1 and Taiba 1 together. The supplied page does not give a Qassim 1-specific allocation. (reported). GE Vernova (externally supplied capture), source observed 2026-11-04; https://www.gevernova.com/news/print/pdf/node/143500\n\nThe announcement is dated June 24, 2024; GE Vernova says the equipment order was booked in March 2024. (reported). GE Vernova (externally supplied capture), source observed 2026-11-04; https://www.gevernova.com/news/print/pdf/node/143500\n\nGE Vernova announced the signing of a 21-year service agreement with NOMAC, an ACWA Power subsidiary, to support plant operations. (reported). GE Vernova (externally supplied capture), source observed 2026-11-04; https://www.gevernova.com/news/print/pdf/node/143500\n\nQassim; the article says Qudra One for Electricity Co., the project company, is located there. It gives no more specific site location. (reported). Gulf Days (externally supplied capture), source observed 2026-11-04; https://gulfdays.net/acwa-starts-up-qassim-1-units/\n\nTotal planned generation capacity: 1,896 MW, as stated in the article. (planned). Gulf Days (externally supplied capture), source observed 2026-11-04; https://gulfdays.net/acwa-starts-up-qassim-1-units/\n\nGulf Days reports that ACWA announced the start of initial commercial operations. ACWA said it received a notice from Qudra One for Electricity Co. stating that an Initial Commercial Operation Certificate had been awarded for Qassim 1\u2019s initial units, totaling 1,283 MW out of the stated 1,896 MW total. This reports the initial units only; it does not establish full-plant operation. (reported). Gulf Days (externally supplied capture), source observed 2026-11-04; https://gulfdays.net/acwa-starts-up-qassim-1-units/\n\nThe article is dated September 24, 2026. The notice described by ACWA was received September 22, 2026; the article does not give the certificate\u2019s award date. (reported). Gulf Days (externally supplied capture), source observed 2026-11-04; https://gulfdays.net/acwa-starts-up-qassim-1-units/", "relationships": [], "coverage_limitations": ["Canonical facts retain their original source scope. Later source qualifications do not redefine the original asset or establish open supplier procurement."]}, "public_summary": "Qassim 1 (Qassim 1 Independent Power Project) is an 1,800 MW natural-gas-fired combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant in the Al-Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. ACWA Power is named as developer. ACWA Power and Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) signed a 25-year power purchase agreement covering development, financing, construction, ownership and operation; SPPC is the sole off-taker. ACWA Power lists Q2 2027 as the planned commercial operations date. \n\nGE Vernova locates Qassim 1 around 30 km southeast of Buraydah. Its announcement, dated June 24, 2024, identifies SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Co., Ltd. as the EPC company from which it secured an equipment order for Qassim 1 and Taiba 1 together: six 7HA.03 and two 7E.03 gas turbines. GE Vernova says the order was booked in March 2024; the announcement gives no Qassim 1-specific turbine allocation. It also reports signing a 21-year service agreement with NOMAC, an ACWA Power subsidiary, to support plant operations. These are historical order and service details, not evidence of current purchasing availability. \n\nGulf Days\u2019 article, dated September 24, 2026, reports that ACWA Power announced the start of initial commercial operations. It says ACWA received a notice on September 22 from Qudra One for Electricity Co., identified as the project company, stating that an Initial Commercial Operation Certificate had been awarded for initial units. The article gives those units\u2019 generation capacity as 1,283 MW, against its stated total planned capacity of 1,896 MW. It does not state the certificate\u2019s award date or establish full-plant operation. Gulf Days\u2019 1,896 MW figure differs from ACWA Power\u2019s 1,800 MW project-page scope; the available reporting does not resolve the rating basis or reconcile the figures. \n\nReading-scope note: The GE Vernova PDF capture covers page 1 of five; its unselected pages and graphical content were not reviewed. The Gulf Days capture includes the article\u2019s main text and document titles, but the whole document was not reviewed and linked materials or images were not acquired.", "schema_version": "1.0", "public_unknowns": ["The supplied reports do not establish the status of the capacity beyond the initial units, a full-plant commercial operation date, or the certificate\u2019s award date. 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