# Hitachi-ABB wins $900M order for Egypt-Saudi power link

Hitachi has won a bid to build a 1,350 km high-voltage direct current electric power cable connecting Egypt and Saudi Arabia, valued at $900 million, to exchange surplus renewable energy.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-10-06
- Where: Egypt-Saudi Arabia cross-border, Egypt
- Value: $900.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: high-voltage direct current equipment, electric power cable
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi](https://endata.com/companies/1325.md) (supplier)
- [Hitachi-ABB](https://endata.com/companies/58186.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [asia.nikkei.com](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/energy/hitachi-abb-wins-900m-order-for-egypt-saudi-power-link), 2021-10-06: "Japanese industrial conglomerate Hitachi has won a bid to build an electric power cable that will allow Egypt and Saudi Arabia to share surplus electricity generated by renewable sources."

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