THE alfanar Construction Company has signed a new power generation reinforcement contract worth SR458 million ($122 million) for Hail-Two Power Plant with the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC).

The project, which will enhance the generation capacity of the existing power plant by an additional 160 MW to meet the growing demand for electricity in the Hail region, will be fast-tracked in order to have the first unit operational before mid-2011.
alfanar has implemented several key projects in the generation sector in different parts of the kingdom, including the Sharourah Power Plant worth SR358 million ($95 million).
Apart from power generation, the company is also a leading EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) player in executing critical and fast-track projects in various fields such as transmission and distribution (electrical substations), building construction and electromechanical construction.