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Saudi Arabia to expand Qassim power plant

  • 14 years ago (2010-11-14)
  • Junior Isles
Middle East 326

The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has signed a contract worth SAR 1.43 billion to expand the electricity power generation plant in Qassim to meet the growing demand for energy in the province.

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The new expansion will increase the plant's capacity by 472MW, according to Mr Saleh Al Awaji chairman of SEC's board of directors.

The government owned company also said it would continue to implement power generation and distribution projects as part of its efforts to support the Kingdom's development projects and meet its increasing demand for electricity.