based Arab News reported that "MODON" (The Authority of Industrial Cities and Technological Zones) has signed new contracts, worth SR700 million, to build electricity transmission plants and aerial and ground power supply lines for five industrial cities. Tawfiq Bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of MODON's board of directors, signed the contracts in the presence of Saleh Al-Rasheed, director-general of Modon, and executives from Modon and the executing companies. This is the largest among MODON's projects that provide electric power for five industrial cities under development, thus achieving MODON's Strategy to establish integrated serviced industrial cities. The first contract, valued at SR310 million with execution period of 26 months, was signed with the Arab Company for Electric Equipment. It provides for the construction of a central transmission plant, voltage 380/115/13.8 kV in Dammam's third Industrial City with a total capacity of 500 mega. v/ampere. The second contract, signed with Al-Jehaz Contracting Company, is valued at SR260 million. It has an execution period of 26 months and includes the establishment of a 380/110/13.8. kV central transfer plant in Jeddah's Third Industrial City at a total capacity of 500 mega v/ampere. --MORE
