Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has reportedly signed three contracts, valued at a combined US$263mn, aimed at improving the power grid in the west of the country
SEC, along with a number of national companies, plans to upgrade and strengthen the capacity of the electricity grid across the western region.
Ali Al-Barak, CEO of SEC, said that the contracts covered transmission lines and underground cabling.
The contracts included the setting up of 380kV transmission lines to link up with Madinah?s Al-Salam transformer, in addition to establishing cables in Makkah with a 380kV capacity.
Jeddah would also receive new 380kV underground cables under a contract scheduled that is expected to take 29 months, according to the Saudi Gazette.
SEC has recently inked a number of major power deals with international firms.
Siemens reported the signing of a US$108mn deal for a new sub-station in Jeddah supporting rapid local growth in power demand whilst Alstom Grid also agreed contracts worth a combined US$116mn for work in Madinah.
