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MADINAH — Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON) inaugurated the 1,000 megawatts power (380 kilowatt) tension, central electric conversion station in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwara Industrial City at a cost of SR441 million.
Sami Al-Hussaini, Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications at MODON, said the setting up of the station is in line with MODON’s objective of providing comprehensive services to the industrial cities, in support of the development of the industry in the Kingdom. The station, which has been set up in 26 months, will drastically contribute to the promotion of electrical energy in the industrial city of Madinah.
Al-Hussaini pointed out that the allocation requests for industrial lands by investors are increasing in the industrial city of Madinah, adding that the station will contribute to meet the current and future needs for electricity in the industrial city. He further said there are more than 230 existing and under construction factories in the industrial city of Madinah. He emphasized that its strategic location and proximity to the Prophet›s Mosque, Yanbu Commercial Port, which is about 190 km away, Al-Haramain Train Station that links Madinah to Makkah, have contributed to the city becoming an industrial and commercial hub that promotes economic development and growth in the region.
The abundance of basic services and raw materials for the manufacture of metals and building materials in Madinah industrial city, which was established in 2003, has contributed to attracting a lot of specialized projects and qualitative investments in the industrial city.
© The Saudi Gazette 2017
