Keir International Co. signed two contracts with Saudi Electricity Co. (SEC) and National Grid SA to execute two projects in Riyadh and Al Khobar, at a total value of SAR 50.58 million, the company said in two separate statements.

Under the first contract signed with SEC, Keir International will execute the high-voltage inter-connection project in Al Khobar for SAR 26.28 million.

Under the 21-month contract, the company will execute the interconnection between two stations in west of Al Khobar, Eastern Province. This is by installing 115-kilovolt (KV) underground cables.

The second contract with National Grid, will implement a project for converting high-voltage cables of 132 KVs between the central station and a station in Riyadh, worth SAR 24.30 million.

The contract term is 20 months, said the company, adding that the existing 132 KV underground electrical cable will be re-routed from the substation to the central station via a new cable and associated communication work.