FINANCIAL NEWS

Samsung Engineering consortium inks USD3b Saudi power contract

21 Dec 2012

(MENAFN) Samsung Engineering announced that it has signed a USD3 billion Saudi contract for the Yanbu Power Plant Phase 3 project, reported Arabian Business.

The company said that its consortium, which includes Saudi-based Al Toukhi and China’s Shanghai Electric, inked the contract with Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC).

It added that the 3,100MW power plant, which is scheduled to complete in 4 years, is the South Korean firm’s third in the Kingdom since 2011, and will be established in Al-Madinah Province to provide the Yanbu Industrial complex with electricity.

The plant will have a daily capacity of 550,000 cubic meters of desalinated water and a power capacity of 2,500 megawatts.

Samsung’s scope includes engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning, on a lump-sum turnkey basis, with a contract value of USD1.5 billion.

It is worth noting that SWCC plans to almost double daily energy-intensive desalinated water production to nearly 6 million cubic meters by the end of 2015.

More News

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience and by clicking “I Accept” below, you consent to the use of cookies. Learn more