The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (Modon) and Alfanar Projects, a premier project developer and supplier of engineering, construction, and technology solutions, have reached a strategic agreement for the development of an HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) converter station for Tabuk Industrial City.
This collaboration signifies the company’s commitment to strengthening and enhancing the Kingdom’s grid infrastructure and energy transition and follows on from Alfanar’s project win last month from Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) as a consortium with GE Vernova for its Power Plant 10 (PP10) in Riyadh.
This collaboration signifies the company’s commitment to strengthening and enhancing the Kingdom’s grid infrastructure and energy transition
In accordance with the terms of the SEC contract, the two will assist in converting the power generation assets of SEC to natural gas, which has a lower carbon intensity than the crude oil and distillate that run the plant at the moment.