- ARAB NEWS
- 01 May 2025
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Arab News
Japanese Hitachi ABB Power Grids is leading a consortium that has been awarded a major contract in the power interconnection project signed between Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
The project, funded by the Saudi Electricity Company and the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) is set to begin in 2022 and will ensure an exchange of 3,000 MW of electricity between the two countries.
The connection will support the flow of power in multiple directions between three terminals and will be the first interconnection allowing the exchange of electric power between both countries.
The global technology and market leader will be delivering advanced technologies for the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power link between the countries, including supply of three HVDC converter stations located at Madinah and Tabuk in Saudi Arabia, and Badr in Egypt.
