MESC Specialized Cables has announced it has been awarded a $2.8 million contract from Alstom Power Centrales, France.

MESC, one of the more active cable manufacturers in the region, said it won the contract for supplying instrumentation and control cables for the Shuaiba Power Plant Stage II, Phase II Project in Saudi Arabia
The project is located some 120 km from Jeddah, next to an existing power and desalination plant.
The first three units totalling 1,050 MW were built by ABB. They had the option to build an extra two units totaling 760 MW, but did not exercise the option and it was sent to open tender by the SEC, which replaced SCECO West. At this time Alstom purchased ABB and won the contract for Phase II, and are currently installing units 4 and 5.
MESC has been supplying cables for various Shuaiba projects and phases for the past 7 years. Its has supplied to Shuaiba Power Plant through ABB Kraftwerke, to Shuaiba Desalination Plant Phase II through Bechtel & Doosan Heavy Industries, to Shuaiba Producing Facilities through Bechtel and to Shuaiba Jeddah Water Transmitting System through Snamprogetti.
 “We are proud and delighted to work with Alstom Power Centrales, France, and to add another one of the major projects in the region to our reference list which will further enhance the company’s position as a world-class specialised cables manufacturer and supplier,” said a senior official.
The global market recognises MESC’s products quality and the professional support it provides through its staff, said Suhail Al Azzeh, MESC’s senior sales manager-KSA Projects.
“The company now occupies a well-established status among market leaders and holds a 70 per cent share of the Saudi market,” a spokesman claimed. “The success of our business depends entirely on quality perfection, in-depth research and efforts. Add to this the expertise and skills of our professional team.
“Quality is a very important factor and we make sure we test our product at every stage of production
“We are very appreciative of our customers for playing an active role in our growth and success and for their trust in our products.”