China Energy Consortium announces that, Starah 2GW Wind Power Substation Project in KSA contracted by CEEC has successfully broken ground and commenced construction. This milestone marks the Project’s official transition into the substantive construction phase.
Located in the central highlands of Saudi Arabia, the Starah 2GW Wind Project spans a total area of 485 km2. CECG has been awarded the contract for the civil works of 7 substations and 1 operation and maintenance (O&M) building. The Project comprises two packages, with the sites separated by a distance of about 120 km.
The scope of work for the Substation Project includes the construction of the main transformer foundation, outdoor equipment foundations, firewalls, the GIS building, the control building, the operation and maintenance building, and the fire pump house.
As a representative project under “Vision 2030” for energy structure transformation of KSA, once completed, it will significantly enhance regional clean energy supply capacity, provide great support for local energy transition and economic diversification, and further deepen practical cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia in the energy sector, the company stated.
Earlier, the company announces that consortium, comprising China Energy International Group Co., Ltd., China Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Power Engineering Co., Ltd., and China Energy Engineering Group Northwest China Electric Power Test Research Institute Co., Ltd., awarded EPC contracts for three major renewable energy projects in Saudi Arabia. (read more)
