Alfanar Construction, part of the Alfanar  Group, has signed with Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) a new contract for a 380 kV substation for Makkah West worth SR444 million ($118.5 million).
This project will enhance  capacity to meet the growing demand for electricity in Makkah, especially the holy Al Harram area.
As part of an interconnection plan, the facility will also be linked to several other substations, including the Aziziah South substation and the Shoaibah substation, and the 380 kV overhead transmission lines in Makkah. The scheduled time for the implementation of this project is 29 months.
Alfanar construction has implemented several key projects for SEC in different parts of the kingdom with a total value of more than SR3 billion. Its important ongoing projects include the 380/110/13.8kV AlKandarah substation in Jeddah with a contract value nearing SR500 million. This project will serve the central part of Jeddah city and aims at increasing the reliability of electricity.
The company is also involved in the expansion of the Sharourah power plant which entails adding three generating units with a total 51 MW power capacity at a value of more than SR380 million.  In addition, Alfanar Construction has been awarded the construction of a 380 kV substation connecting Rabigh 2 Power plant- first phase, worth SR505 million.
The contract for the new project was signed by Ali Saleh Al Barrak, CEO of SEC, and Sabah Al-Mutlaq, vice chairman of Alfanar Group, in the presence of Abdullah Al-Hamad, divisional manager of Alfanar Construction.