- JEDDAH: Saudi Electricity Company signed a contract worth SR1.43 billion to expand the electricity power generation plant in Qassim to meet the growing demand for energy in the province.
Saleh Al-Awaji, chairman of SEC’s board of directors, said after signing the contract with a national company that the new expansion would increase the plant’s capacity by 472 megawatt.
He said the company would continue to implement power generation and distribution projects as part of its efforts to support the Kingdom’s development projects and meet its increasing demand for electricity.
In a related development, Water and Electricity Minister Abdullah Al-Hussayen on Sunday signed contracts for implementing a number of water and sewage projects in the Asir province at a cost of SR678.14 million.
The new projects included a pipeline to supply water from the desalination plant in Abha to Tathleeth, a ministry official said, adding that the three phases of the project would cost SR429.68 million.
