Saudi Arabia: Alstom wins Yanbu 3 contract


Issue 944 - 12 Apr 2013 | 1 minute read

France’s Alstom has won a E750m ($976m) contract to supply equipment for the Yanbu 3 power and desalination plant on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast. The plant, which will run on heavy fuel oil (HFO), is due to enter commercial operation in 2016. It will produce 3,100MW, and supply sweet water and feed the grid in the western part of the country, which includes Jeddah, Yanbu, Medina and Mecca.

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