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Message from the Chairman 
of the Program Committee
The Kingdom’s Vision 2030 aims to put the development 
of the sectors (energy, mining, industry, and logistics) at 
the forefront of its concerns; Given the ability of these 
sectors to create a significant economic impact, which 
contributes - God willing - to achieving a prosperous, di-
versified and sustainable economy, in light of the unlim-
ited support that these sectors enjoy from the Custodian 
of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, 
and His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, Mohammed 
bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, may Allah protect them.
Given the importance of these sectors, and the need to 
achieve integration between them to ensure maximiz-
ing their impact; The task of bringing about this integra-
tion has been assigned to the National Industrial Devel-
opment and Logistics Program (NIDLP), which includes 
more than 40 executing entities working to implement 
more than 290 initiatives, to achieve the ambitious 
national objectives assigned to the program in its four 
sectors, and its two focus areas: (Fourth Industrial Revo-
lution, and Local Content).
At the beginning of 2021, nearly 5 years after the launch 
of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, the vision moved to a 
new stage to maximize the impact, accelerate the pace 
of achievement, and raise the level of private sector in-
volvement in achieving the desired transformation in all 
sectors and at all levels. New programs were launched 
that contribute - God willing - to creating the future and 
achieving ambitions.
At the end of 2021, and within the development 
process of the National Industrial Development 
and Logistics Program: The program has succeed-
ed - thanks to God - in achieving many achieve-
ments in its four sectors, as the total investments 
achieved since the launch of the program until 
the end of 2021 amounted to approximately 378 
billion riyals.
In the energy sector: The total capacity of 
renewable energy projects under bidding and 
execution is 7,100 MW and the lowest LCOE in 
the world was achieved in the Shuaiba Solar 
Energy Project, which amounted to 1.04 cents/
kWh, and the commercial operation of the Sakaka 
solar photovoltaic project with a total capacity 
of 300 MW was completed. The commission of 
the Dumat Al-Jandal Wind Energy Project, which 
has a target production capacity of 400 MW, was 
also completed, 10 million electricity meters were 
replaced with smart meters, and 125,000 citizens 
were able to benefit from 295,000 high-efficiency 
air-conditioning units within the (high-efficiency 
air-conditioners) initiative between them in 
addition to the inauguration of the Oasis of 
Mudon in Qassim on an area of 706,000 m2.
 
In the mining sector: Since the launch of the new 
mining investment Law, at the end of 2021, 164 
exploration licenses and 579 building materials 
quarry licenses were issued, in addition to 
launching geophysical airborne survey work for 
the Arabian Shield to provide the necessary initial 
data as part of the scope of the initiative (the 
Regional Geological Program).
In the industry sector: 954 new industrial licenses 
were issued, 197 ready-made factories were com-
pleted, in addition to the start of production in 820 
new factories, representing 8% of the total existing 
factories totaling 10,293 factories, and the extension 
of fiber-optic lines was completed, as well as: The 
launch of the “Made in Saudi Arabia” program, under 
the generous patronage o