RIYADH – The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has signed four contracts worth over SR1.4 billion for establishing underground cables to link a number of distribution plants in several districts of the capital with a voltage of 380 kilovolts. A part of it is for establishing a plant in Makkah with a voltage of 380/110/13.8 kilovolts. The SEC's latest move is part of the company's program to boost the capacity of the Kingdom's grid and meet growing demand. Following the signing of the contracts at the company's headquarters in Riyadh Saturday, Ali Bin Saleh Al-Barrak, Executive President of SEC, said the contracts include setting up of Al-Mashaer Plant with a voltage of 380/110/13.8 kilovolts at a cost of SR505 million. It will be carried out by a national company. He said the project will contribute to meeting future needs in the Western Region due to expansion in construction, planned districts and industrial projects. The project will be carried out in 27 months. He said the three contracts being carried out by a national company include the establishment of underground cables to link the plants in Al-Safa, Khashm Al-An and Sultana districts in Riyadh with a voltage of 380 kilovolts at a cost of SR896 million. He further said these projects would contribute to feeding the existing subsidiary plants and reducing the increasing loads on some transformers. They will also contribute to meeting growing demand for electricity in Riyadh. “These projects aim to boost the credibility and efficiency of the network and to continue providing subscribers with electricity,” he said. – SG/SPA
