ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $110 million from the Saudi Electricity Compa-ny (SEC) for the construction of new substations across the kingdom.

The turnkey order includes design, supply, installation and commissioning of a 380/110 kV bulk supply point substation and the expan-sion of the existing remote-end substations in Bisha and Sised to support the 380 kV grid interconnection in Saudi Arabia, said the company.

ABB’s gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) and hybrid technologies will ensure reliability and efficiency while minimising environmental footprint, it stated.

The substations will link the Taif East Governorate, a part of the Makkah region, to the national 380 kV transmission grid. The 110 kV power supply enabled by the substations will serve the settlements of Turbah, Al Khurmah and Rania, mitigating the use of diesel-generated power in isolated areas.