18/11/2014
In the process of building a power station to meet the future demands a capacity of 250 MW
«Cities» support industrial projects in Jeddah to complete services for investors
Saleh Al Rashid, Director General of Saudi industrial property ' cities' called for pioneers and entrepreneurs inside and outside the Kingdom, to invest in Jeddah 2nd industrial city, the second city is integrated, modern cities and one of the fastest growing industrial cities, for many investment opportunities, whether in the industrial or logistical and other promising opportunities. Al Rashid noted that industrial cities in Jeddah received special care, which initiated the Commission and as part of its strategy to create an integrated industrial cities services, supported by industrial investors to complete all the necessary services, including providing electric power, insisting that ' cities ' electricity projects has given utmost importance and made it an integral part of the planning and development system, believing the importance of electricity being one of the most necessary services needed by industrial investor as the mainstay of the industry. He said, ' the plan for ' cities ' 2014 to complete basic services, providing integrated infrastructure ,The existing industrial cities or under development model and global standards, to meet the industrial demand for electricity, has recently signed a contract establishing the terrestrial transmission lines 110 kV substation, connecting to Jeddah 2nd industrial city, with a value of ' 49508 ' million, as well as a completed power plant running in the industrial city 120 MW, and the ' cities ' is currently building another plant for future requests with capacity of 250 MW '. engineer Salih, said: ' there is ongoing cooperation and coordination between the ' cities ' electric company to speed up the release of the power supply of industrial enterprises in the industrial cities, where it takes electricity to industrial project for more than three days if the investor's commitment to pay for the requirements of the electricity company ', adding that ' cities ' are currently working on completing the development of the infrastructure of the industrial city at a cost of $ 108 million, after being fed power, and, Jeddah region is one of the first areas that embraced industrial cities, where a first industrial city in 1393 h/1973, and with the increasing popularity and growing demand for industrial land was the expansion of the industrial cities to four industrial cities complete services currently. The third Jeddah industrial city, conveys a significant industrial investors, to the multiple advantages where proximity to Makkah, and the availability of necessary services, which include: power, network services, and hosts the third industrial city approximately: 97 factories under construction 10 factories complete structurally and are currently preparing production lines, there is a central switching station 380/110/13.8 kV complete with a total capacity of 500 Mva, with a total cost of about 300 million. The ' cities ' are currently working on the completion of all services, including: the development of the first phase I cost 278 million, phase I part II at 193.8 million road cost 87 million, the plant converts 380 kV cost 260 million.
