$2bn for Tabuk power projects
Riyadh, January 5, 2014
The Saudi budget for 2014 has allocated SR7.747 billion ($2.07 billion) for nine new electric projects in in the Tabuk region of the kingdom, a report said.
The director of Electricity Department in the region, Engineer Musaed bin Fahd Al-Qabbaa, said in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) that the projects include linking Tabuk region with Madinah by a united general electric grid, a power generation plant, and electricity transfer stations.