Linxon awarded three contracts by Saudi Electricity Company
Linxon is a joint venture firm formed by SNC-Lavalin and ABB, it began operations on September 1, 2018
Linxon has secured three orders worth $62mn from the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) to deliver expansion projects across the Kingdom. The orders include the expansion of the existing Badar substation in Riyadh, the installation of additional reactors at Nafal, as well as the expansion and installation of bus reactors at the Makkah and Jeddah North East substation.
The firm said the project wins fall within the Saudi Electricity Company’s short-term plan to improve the stability of the network in the various stations.
In the Eastern region, Linxon will extend the existing 230kV GIS to provide power supply to the South Ghawar Gas separation plant, helping to increase the country’s usage of natural gas. The firm’s scope of work includes reinforcement of the existing substations to install 380kV and 230kV GIS breakers, hybrid GIS and reactors, said a statement from the firm.
The installation of equipment for protection, metering, control, and communication is also included alongside related modifications works. Linxon will also provide design, engineering, materials, procurement, quality management and factory inspection/testing services, as well as managing the transport and delivery of materials to the site, it added.
The installation, construction, site inspection, testing and commissioning activities associated with the work will also be entrusted to Linxon until the final hand-over of the substation extensions, the firm said.
Gas-insulated high-voltage switchgear (GIS) is a type of compact switchgear consisting of high-voltage components such as circuit-breakers and disconnectors, which can be safely operated in confined spaces. GIS is used where space is limited, for example: in extensions, in city buildings, on roofs, on offshore platforms, in industrial plants and in hydropower plants, the company explained.
