MEED reported that Saudi Electricity Company has awarded 2 contracts for transmission projects worth nearly SAR 220 million in early September.

Deem Company for Contracting has won a contract to connect the 380 KV and 110 kV Mecca west substation with the power grid. The SAR 103.3 million projects should start generating electricity in October 2011.

The local Al-Fanar Construction is the contractor on the 380 kV Mecca West substation project which is worth SAR 444 million.

A second company, identified as Advanced Energy for Trading & Contracting won a SAR 115 million contract to build the new Badr 110/33/13.8 kV substation and connect it to the grid.

(Sourced from MEED)