# Egypt-Saudi Arabia electrical interconnection project tender delayed to January 2018

The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity has postponed the opening of financial bids for the Egypt-Saudi Arabia electrical interconnection project to January 25, 2018. Four companies (ABB, Siemens, Alstom, State Grid) submitted bids. The project, costing about USD 1.6 billion, aims to exchange 3,000 MW by 2019.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-11-08
- Where: Badr, Nuweiba, Egypt; Tabuk, East Medina, Saudi Arabia, Egypt
- Value: $1.60B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3000 MW
- Products: overhead transmission lines, substations, submarine cables, converters
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy](https://endata.com/companies/27948.md)
- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md) (partner)
- [Prysmian](https://endata.com/companies/968.md) (supplier)
- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md) (partner)
- [Alstom](https://endata.com/companies/3570.md) (partner)
- [State Grid Corporation of China](https://endata.com/companies/4270.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [alborsaanews.com](https://alborsaanews.com/2017/11/08/1063293), 2017-11-08: "قررت وزارة الكهرباء تأجيل فتح المظاريف المالية لمناقصة خطوط ومحولات مشروع الربط الكهربائى مع السعودية لشهر يناير من العام المقبل."

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