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Saudi Arabia-based Haif Company has won contracts for two separate substation projects in Saudi Arabia, according to sources.

The first involves the construction of a 132/33/13.8kV substation for Saudi Energy, formerly Saudi Electricity Company, which will replace the existing Tabuk substation 2 in Tabuk, northwestern Saudi Arabia.

The works include the construction of a new substation, along with GIS, transformers, switchgear, capacitor banks, MV/LV cable systems and protection infrastructure.

Ten firms submitted bids for the project last December. The bidders included:

• Al-Babtain Contracting (Saudi Arabia)
• Alfanar Projects (Saudi Arabia)
• Al-Gihaz Holding (Saudi Arabia) 
• Al-Osais International Holding (Saudi Arabia)
• Danway Electrical & Mechanical Engineering (UAE)
• Haif Company (Saudi Arabia)
• Mohammed Al-Ojaimi Group (Saudi Arabia)
• Nesma Infrastructure & Technology (Saudi Arabia)
• Saudi Services for Electro Mechanic Works (Saudi Arabia)
• Tareg Al-Jaafari Contracting Est (Saudi Arabia)

In addition to Tabuk, Saudi Energy is planning several power transmission projects in Al-Jouf, Medina and the Eastern Province as part of the kingdom’s push to upgrade its electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure

The second Haif contract involves a 132/33kV substation project at Hail to support the integration of solar generation from the Al-Kahfah photovoltaic facility into the network. Together, the projects are valued at about $90m.

Elsewhere, the local Trading & Development Partnership has been appointed to build a 132/33kV substation at Al-Jouf, in Al-Jouf Province.

The facility will deliver a transmission capacity of about 168 MVA to the Al-Busitaa agricultural site, supporting the Liquid Fuel Displacement Programme, which aims to reduce reliance on diesel generators and fuel oil for power generation.

Nine bids were submitted for the project last year.

According to MEED Projects, Saudi Energy has almost $2.3bn-worth of projects currently under bid evaluation, including the 500kV overhead transmission line, approximately 466km long, for the Eastern Operating Area and the Central Operating Area in the Eastern Province. The main contract is expected to be awarded later in 2026.