# Amaala solar park hosts sand gazelle breeding programme

> A 250 MW operating solar facility is being used to breed sand gazelles for future release into the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve.

- **Source date:** 2026-10-05
- **Original source:** [Arab News](https://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/saudi-solar-park-becomes-breeding-ground-for-threatened-gazelles-3004712)
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## Wildlife programme at solar site

Arab News reported on 5 October that 38 vulnerable sand gazelles were introduced to a 505-hectare solar park operated by Amaala Sustainable Company for Energy. The facility supplies renewable electricity to Red Sea Global’s AMAALA destination.

[Arab News](https://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/saudi-solar-park-becomes-breeding-ground-for-threatened-gazelles-3004712)

## Conservation alongside generation

The reserve expects the herd to grow to about 600 by 2031, subject to effective genetic management. The report describes an operational 250 MW solar park and a conservation programme using land beneath and around its panels.

[Arab News](https://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/saudi-solar-park-becomes-breeding-ground-for-threatened-gazelles-3004712)

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