Saudi Arabia, Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will need to invest $133.3 billion in electricity projects over the next ten years to cope with rising power demand, according to Saudi Electricity and Water Minister, reports Reuters.
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah: The work on about 857 projects worth $19.7 billion earmarked for the Jeddah region of Saudi Arabia over the past number of years, including electricity and power transformer projects, is progressing well with some of them already completed, Trade Arabia cites a report.
United Kingdom, London: A new report “Saudi Arabia Power & Distribution Transformers Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020” is now available.
Russia, Zaporozhye: Ukrainian transformer manufacturer Zaporozhtransformator (ZTR) has completed the testing of the first power transformer manufactured for National Grid Saudi Arabia, as part of their first transformer contract awarded by Saudi Arabia.
Egypt, Cairo: Three international companies will present their technical proposals to the Egyptian and Saudi Arabian ministries of electricity next month, in a bid to build three transformer stations to create an electrical interconnection project between the two countries.
Saudi Arabia, Al Khobar: Fire swept through an oil workers’ residential compound in in the town of Khobar, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring over 259, according to the Civil Defence statement.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh: National Grid Saudi Arabia (NG) and Saudi Power Transformers Company (SPTC) have reached a memorandum of understanding aimed to develop standards and specifications of power transformer design for NG.
France, Paris: Alstom Grid and National Grid SA of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under which the two companies will cooperate in developing and advancing electricity infrastructure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on a long-term basis.
Saudi Arabia, Yanbu: Saudi Arabian Marafiq Power and Water Utility Company has contracted Doble Engineering Company to provide consulting and training services to support reliability best practices within its transmission and distribution division.
Saudi Arabia, Al-Hasa: Saudi Arabia’s National Grid has awarded a $40 million contract to the Spanish engineering and construction firm Isolux Corsan for the construction of two 115 kV substations in Al Hasa.