VOL. XLII

No. 10

8-March-1999

SAUDI ARABIA

SCECO Signs Contract With ABB

The Saudi Minister of Industry and Electricity, Dr. Hashim'Abd Allah Yamani, was present on 27 February at the signing ceremony of acontract with the Swiss/Swedish firm Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) for theestablishment of the first stage of a steam-operated power station which willbe located in Shu'aybah, 110kms from Mecca. The Minister said that the value ofthe contract is SR3,132mn ($835mn) and that the duration is for three...