Alstom Grid’s scope includes complete project management from initial design, procurement and logistics, to commissioning, as well as the supply of the 132 kV power transformers, capacitor banks, and automation solutions.
The five substation extensions are located in Dirab, Huraymila, Al-Hayit, Baqaa and Al-Rosan.
The two new 132 kV/13.8 kV substations both located in Riyadh will improve energy supply to the King Faisl Hospital and the Al-Taawoon neighborhood.
The engineering, project management and the development of the automation solutions will be carried out locally, enhancing Alstom Grid’s sustainable footprint in Saudi Arabia.
The projects are expected to be completed by December 2012.
These projects will build on Alstom Grid’s several references in the country, which include successful delivery of the world’s largest gas-insulated substation and the Gulf’s largest High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converter station — 3x600 MW — interconnecting the the six member GCC states.
Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies.
