Power capacity at holy sites 18,680MW

The capacity of electricity plants at the holy sites

now stands at 18,680MW, according to the Saudi Electricity

Company (SEC).

Ziyad bin Mohammad Al-Sheiha, chief executive officer of

the SEC, said that various upgrades and distribution projects

have been completed to meet the expected increase in

demand during the Haj period.

He said the SEC has just started several projects in Makkah

including at the Grand Mosque and Jabal Omar to ensure

supply meets demand during the expansion period.

“Other electricity projects underway include those on the

first circular road, security headquarters at holy sites’

government complex, Al-Muaisim accommodation camp,

Ministry of Defense project in Mina and the Al-Zamzamah

office,” he said.