Saudi Electric awards contract to Saudi firm

18 October 2011: Saudi Electricity Co (SEC) has awarded a SR5.4bn ($1.44bn) contract to an unnamed Saudi firm to build 1,200MW of power generation capacity at a plant in the Saudi capital. The PP10 combined cycle plant power plant in Riyadh currently has a generation capacity of 2,240 MW. The contractor will add 10 steam turbines which should be in operation in 46 months.

Source: Ameinfo