EDF Group and droppRWA Strike Landmark Deal to Tokenize Saudi Energy Assets Onchain

Forget paper certificates and dusty ledgers—the energy sector just got a blockchain-powered jolt. French energy titan EDF Group has inked a strategic partnership with tokenization platform droppRWA, aiming to digitize and fractionalize real-world energy assets directly on the blockchain in Saudi Arabia.

The Onchain Power Play

This isn't about minting another meme coin. The collaboration targets tangible infrastructure—think solar farms, grid networks, or future energy projects—and transforms them into tradeable digital tokens. It's a direct move to unlock liquidity, attract a new class of investors, and inject radical transparency into asset ownership and revenue flows.

Why Saudi Arabia? Why Now?

The Kingdom's Vision 2030 is a siren call for technological modernization, and its vast energy reserves make it the perfect proving ground. Tokenization bypasses traditional, glacial financing routes, potentially accelerating project development. It also opens the door for both institutional capital and, eventually, retail participation in assets previously reserved for the suits in boardrooms—though regulators will be watching that part closely.

A New Era for Asset Ownership

The deal signals a major validation for Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization beyond theoretical use cases. By putting hard assets onchain, every kilowatt-hour of production and cent of profit distribution can be tracked immutably. It cuts out layers of intermediaries, reduces settlement times from days to minutes, and creates a 24/7 global market for energy investments. Just don't expect your average financial advisor to understand it yet—they're probably still trying to figure out what an NFT is.

The move by EDF and droppRWA isn't just a pilot project; it's a stake in the ground for the future of infrastructure finance. If successful, it could trigger a domino effect, forcing other energy giants to digitize or get left with illiquid, offline assets in an onchain world. The energy flowing through the wires might be the same, but the ownership model is about to get a serious upgrade.

Saudi assets move onchain via tokenization route

As per the press release, the MOU will establish a framework to explore blockchain decentralized technologies within the Saudi energy landscape. It focuses on the adoption of blockchain-based protocols to streamline inter-company transactions, the tokenization of real-world energy assets to improve project liquidity, and the development of innovative frameworks for the carbon credit industry.

By bringing energy assets on-chain, ranging from renewable energy installations to thermal assets, the partnership seeks to modernize financing structures and drive transparency throughout the asset lifecycle.

droppRWA’s role in the arrangement as per documentation will be to use its Sovereign RWA infrastructure to set a new standard for how large-scale energy projects are managed and financed in the region, for sustainable and efficient economic environments.

Omar Aldaweesh, CEO of EDF RHQ, commented that exploring the potential of asset tokenization and next-generation financial technology allows them to look beyond traditional frameworks. He asserts, “This collaboration with droppRWA will provide valuable insights into how these technologies can drive value for our projects and contribute to a more robust carbon credit market.”

Faisal Al Monai, Chairman of droppRWA, added, “By applying our world-class tokenization infrastructure to key projects in the Kingdom, we are building the future of the Primary Capital Market. This MoU represents a significant step toward making energy assets more accessible, liquid, and efficient through the power of blockchain.”

droppRWA has partnered with several entities in KSA

In November of 2025, Saudi Arabian, Adeer Real Estate and droppRWA, blockchain tokenization service provider, also signed an MOU for a strategic partnership aimed at introducing blockchain digital ownership solutions across Adeer’s real estate portfolio in the Kingdom, by introducing tokenized projects across Adeer’s development pipeline.

It included residential communities to commercial assets, and new financing structures. droppRWA noted that they completed Saudi Arabia’s first end-to-end tokenized property transaction in partnership with Kingdom regulatory authorities, establishing the infrastructure for compliant blockchain-based property transfers.

droppRWA, also partnered with Saudi Arabia’s real estate developer RAFAL Real Estate Co, to execute a Saudi Arabian pilot that WOULD tokenize real estate transactions.

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