Energy Hackathon 'Ignite Your Ideas'
The Ministry of Energy's first hackathon, held at KAPSARC ahead of the 25th WPC Energy Congress, with six challenges across operational efficiency, transformative innovation and intelligent control. Strong projects get entrepreneurial support afterwards.
[ What you get ]
Workshops and expert mentoring, prototype judging, recognition at the WPC Energy Congress, and entrepreneurial support after the event for selected projects. Prize amounts not published.
[ Who it's for ]
Not specified in the announcement.
- Run by
- Ministry of Energy
- Equity
- No equity taken
- Format
- In person
- Where
- Riyadh
- Duration
- 3 days (7–9 Oct 2026), after an idea-submission phase
- Stages
- Idea · Pre-seed
- Sectors
- Energy · Oil & gas · Renewables · Hydrogen · Grid & utilities
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