The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has awarded three contracts worth more than US$350mn in total for the construction of transformers in Madinah, Jeddah and Asir
Energy
Samsung-led consortium signs US$3 billion Yanbu Power Plant deal

SWCC governor Abdulrahman M Al Ibrahim and Samsung Engineering president and CEO Park Ki Seok during the signing of the Yanbu Power plant contract. (Image source: Samsung Engineering)
Samsung Engineering and consortium partners Al Toukhi and Shanghai Electric have signed a US$3bn contract with Saudi Arabia?s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) for the construction of the Yanbu Power Plant Phase 3 project
ABB strikes US$7 million deal to improve grid reliability in Oman
ABB has won a new contract worth US$7mn from the Mazoon Electricity Company to improve grid reliability in Oman
Region's largest thermal power plant inaugurated in Iran

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attended the inauguration ceremony of the thermal power plant. (Image source: Jos? Cruz/Wikimedia Commons)
The largest thermal power plant in the Middle East, with a generation capacity of 2.8GW, has been officially inaugurated in Pakdasht, Iran
Mitsubishi Electric wins substation order from DEWA

Harmonic filters are a key component of the SVC systems. (Image source: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation).
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has received an order worth US$55mn from Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) for two large Static VAR Compensator (SVC) systems