Hitachi Energy signs with ENOWA and Saudi Electricity Company
Hitachi Energy signs agreements with ENOWA and Saudi Electricity Company to design and develop phase 1 of NEOM region’s transmission system.
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Saudi Arabia, Riyadh: Hitachi Energy signs agreements with ENOWA and Saudi Electricity Company to design and develop phase 1 of NEOM region’s transmission system.
Hitachi Energy has signed agreements with Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) and ENOWA under the supervision and management of the Ministry of Energy. The agreements include the supply of three high-voltage direct current (HVDC) links to the end customer ENOWA, the utility company for the planned smart city of NEOM in north-western Saudi Arabia. NEOM is one among Saudi Arabia’s Giga-Projects, built with sustainability in mind. The three HVDC transmission systems will have a total power capacity of up to 9 GW.
The agreements include an order from ENOWA’s engineering, procurement and construction management partner, Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), awarded to Hitachi Energy and its consortium partner, Saudi Services for Electro Mechanical Works (SSEM), to provide one of the first global 3 GW, 525 kV HVDC Light® transmission system connecting Oxagon, NEOM’s regional development, with the larger Yanbu area more than 650 km away in Western Saudi Arabia. Hitachi Energy and ENOWA have also signed an early agreement for two additional HVDC projects, each of up to 3 GW.
“We are delighted to strengthen our collaboration with ENOWA and Saudi Electricity Company in order to power one of the most visionary development projects of all time,” said Niklas Persson, Managing Director of Hitachi Energy’s Grid Integration business. “As the world progresses towards a more sustainable future, our expertise and HVDC technologies are true enablers of the electrification of the global energy system and the transition to renewables.”
“By securing the first capacities for such an important part of our future grid in only one year since the decision to use this technology, we show ENOWA’s commitment to supporting Saudi Vision 2030 in collaboration with Saudi Electricity Company and Hitachi Energy,” said Thorsten Schwarz, Executive Director of Grid Technology & Projects, Energy of ENOWA.
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