Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has entered into contracts worth US$1.68bn with a number of domestic firms to import cables to strengthen the Saudi Arabian power distribution network
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NCC wins Musandam power project

The transmission line will start at Tibat in Wilayat Bukha and travel around 18km to Khasab and extend to Dibba. (Image source: Oran Viriyincy/Flickr)
Saudi Arabian power contractor Saudi National Contracting (NCC) has been awarded a contract worth US$98mn to build the first major power transmission line in Omans Musandam Governorate
OETC floats tenders for power grid station

The Izki power grid station in Oman will seek to strengthen power network across the country. (Image source: kenteegardin/Flickr)
The Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) has floated a tender to build a 400kV/220kV power grid station at Izki in Oman as part of an initiative to strengthen the countrys power network
Turkish firm to export power to Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Kartet will supply 200MW of electricity a year to Kurdistan region of Iraq as part of the deal. (Image source: Oran Viriyincy/Flickr)
Turkish energy company Kartet has revealed that it has entered into an agreement with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to export electricity to the autonomous region
Doble launches first portable multi-channel acoustic analyser
Doble has announced the launch of the DFA500, the world?s first portable multi-channel acoustic analyser, which includes UHF sensing, for gas insulated substations