King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A. CARE) signed an agreement to combine their capabilities and resources to help realize the Kingdom's ambitions in the fields of atomic and renewable energy.
The deal was signed by Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the minister of energy and KACST chairman, and Abdullah Al-Swaha, the minister of communications and information technology and chairman of K.A.CARE.
The agreement aims to achieve integration and harness capabilities and resources between the two sides in achieving the Kingdom's ambitions and goals in the fields of atomic and renewable energy.
According to the agreement, the two sides will benefit from the research institute and the research reactor and their facilities to develop operational plans to serve the national atomic energy project.
The areas of cooperation between the two entities include building human, technological and research capacities, exchanging scientific experiences, organizing training programs, workshops, and conferences, as well as equipping and developing research laboratories, and providing consultations to serve the fields of atomic and renewable energy, including the National Project for Atomic energy and renewable energy projects.
KACST will also develop content and research disciplines related to atomic and renewable energy fields and exchange information and statistical data to implement research and joint projects in this field.
The integration between the two entities comes as a significant step to enhance the Kingdom's leading position as a global leader in the field of atomic and renewable energy.
It further enhances the confidence in the capabilities of Saudi nationals in implementing projects and research studies in technical fields related to national security, water security, and radiation monitoring.
It also aims to develop technologies of these cities to serve the objectives of the Kingdom's Vision and reach an ideal energy mix by the year 2030.
