Jeddah - VISION Electro Mechanical Co., a subsidiary of Construction Products Holding Company (CPC), recently unveiled the Load Center project at the eastern hajj terminal at King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah.
On this occasion, Eng. Hassan Chahine, CEO of VISION, said: "The refrigeration station and all its supporting facilities were built on an area of 100 thousand square meters. The station consists of the refrigeration units, which consists of six centrifugal units of a total capacity of 15,000 TBTU/h, as well as refrigeration towers and all related connections and pumps."
The station, completed in just eight months, provides electric power and air conditioning units for the terminals.
Dr. Faysal Alaquil, Business Development Director, and CPC official spokesman stated: VISION implemented all works of the station as a subcontractor for Saudi Binladin Group, the main contractor for the airport project, in a record time, which proves its capability to implement major works at the highest level of efficiency in accordance with international standards. This refrigeration station provides electric power and refrigeration units inside the five eastern hajj terminals and all related buildings, ensuring comfort and convenience for the pilgrims as well as facilitates their arrival and departure."
The station contains a large number of electrical transformers that feed all the facilities of the station. It produces nearly 41,000 KVA, has 30,000 meters of medium-pressure cables and 20,000 meters of low-pressure cables, plus five back-up generators for emergency cases, with a total capacity of 12,500 KVA. It also has 176 main and sub-panels connected to a control panel to coordinate their work, as well as two water reservoirs with a total capacity of 12,540 cubic meters.
"We designed and set up the whole cooling system in a way that will allow future expansion of the station to serve the western hajj terminals," Eng. Chahine ended.
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