Abdulrahman Al Fadhli

Saudi Arabian engineer leading renewable energy transformation in the Arabian Peninsula

Abdulrahman Al Fadhli (b. 1988) is driving Saudi Arabia's solar energy revolution as CEO of ACWA Power. His visionary projects like the $23.2B NEOM smart city initiative and the 1.5GW Sakaka Solar Plant have positioned Saudi Arabia among top global renewable energy producers. Al Fadhli pioneered the use of desert-adapted photovoltaic systems that operate at 98% efficiency in extreme temperatures.

His 2016 Abu Dhabi solar tender set world record low prices for solar energy, sparking a global price drop. Al Fadhli's innovations in hybrid energy storage systems now power 2.3 million homes across GCC countries. He co-founded the Gulf Solar Council to share technical standards with neighboring nations, reducing project costs by 35%.

In 2021, he launched the Solar Horizons Initiative to train 5,000 technicians annually from underserved Middle Eastern regions. His TEDx talk 'From Oil to Light: Energy's Future' has over 2 million views. Al Fadhli's work is central to Saudi Vision 2030's goal of 50% renewable energy dependency, proving fossil fuel economies can transition sustainably.