MEED reported that a consortium of the local Al Sharif Group and India’s KEC International has won SAR 241 million transmission contract in Saudi Arabia.

The contract is for the construction of 166 kilometers long dual circuit 380 kV overhead transmission line in the north of Riyadh. The line will connect the PP9 power plant to the Hittin area in the northwest of the capital.

The winning consortium is due to complete work on the project in April 2012.

KEC won a separate contract for the construction of 169 kilometers of a 132 kV single circuit transmission line between 2 substations and 37 kilometers of 33 kV lines in Najran.

(Sourced from MEED)