Saudi Services for Electro Mechanic Works (SSEM) signed a contract with the state-owned Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)for a New 500kV HVDC Transmission Line Project.

The value of the contract is SAR 1.97 billion.

The project involves constructing a section of ultra-high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission lines from the PP14 power plant in Riyadh to the coastal region of Kudmi in the Southwest.

This project was awarded under a lump-sum turnkey basis.