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The second network above Al Jouf's power line

The Al Jouf 380 kV double-circuit transmission line runs about 107 kilometres across the Tabarjal area. Above its conductors runs something else: 110.21 kilometres of optical ground wire, spliced through 28 joint boxes, that lets the grid know what is happening along it.

Saudi Energy News — Power Desk19 hr. ago7 min read

A high-voltage transmission corridor at sunset, with lattice towers receding in a line across flat open terrain and conductors sweeping between them.

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Al Jouf 380 kV double-circuit overhead transmission line

Operational

Route length: 107 km
Structures: 279 towers
Contract value: SAR 201,612,900
Completed: Sep 30, 2023

Source: Ministry of Energy letter of award, ref MOE/LOA/2021/0801, 1 August 2021

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OperationalAl Jouf

Al Jouf 380 kV double-circuit overhead transmission line

An approximately 107-kilometre double-circuit overhead transmission line on 279 steel towers across the Tabarjal area of the Al Jouf region, delivered as an EPC package including optical ground wire, fibre-optic communications, protection and control systems, and grid integration.

Route length: 107 km
Structures: 279 towers
Contract value: SAR 201,612,900

Source: Ministry of Energy letter of award, ref MOE/LOA/2021/0801, 1 August 2021

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OperationalAl Jouf

Sakaka solar PV plant

The Kingdom’s first utility-scale solar plant procured under the National Renewable Energy Program, in the Al Jouf region.

Capacity: 300 MW

Headline capacity as publicly announced. Not verified against project documentation.

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OperationalRiyadh

Sudair solar PV plant

A large-scale photovoltaic plant in Sudair Industrial City, among the largest single-site solar developments in the Kingdom.

Capacity: 1,500 MW

Headline capacity as publicly announced. Not verified against project documentation.

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The second network above Al Jouf's power line

Saudi Energy News — Power Desk19 hr. ago7 min read

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