Project

Funding Agency

Role

1.   Utilization of Phasor Measurement Units for Enhancing West-Central Tie Line System Stability. The main aim of this study is to utilize PMUs to enhance the stability of the tie line between central and western parts of the Kingdom.

Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Riyadh.

CI

2.   Selection of optimal transmission voltage/technology for the Saudi Arabian transmission grid expansion: feasibility of 765 kV versus HVDC and 380 kV July 2017

Saudi Electricity company (SEC)

PI

3.   Assessment of the Impacts of Steel Industrial Furnaces on SEC’s Electrical Networks, Especially when Located Near Generating Stations; and, Practical and Cost-Effective Solutions to Mitigate these Impacts.

Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Riyadh.

PI

4.   Static Synchronous Compensator Based Stabilizer Design and Implementation , IN090019, March 2009 – February 2012

KFUPM

CI

5.   Improving the Load Curve in Saudi Arabia by Building Pumped Storage Power Plant. 

Ministry of Water and Electricity, Riyadh

CI

6.   Study of the Impact of Dynamic Interaction of Wind Systems with Multimachine Power System,” RG1006-1&2, KFUPM, March 2010 – August 2011. 

KFUPM

CI

7.   Wide Area Protection for Power System Stability Enhancement,” RG1007-1&2, KFUPM, March 2010 – February 2012

KFUPM

CI

8.   Development of Electricity Generation and Transmission Plan for KSA 2008-2032

Ministry of Water & Electricity Riyadh

PI

9.   Impact of Wind Turbine & Photovoltaic Systems on Electrical Grids

KFUPM: Center of Excellence on Renewable Energy

PI

10. Novel Tracking and Mitigation Strategies for Power Quality and Reliability Improvement in Electric Networks. 

KFUPM-KACST National Science Plan

PI

11. Power System Stability in the Deregulated Environment: Distributed Generation Study case

KFUPM

PI

12. Increasing The Power Transfer of The Saudi Electricity Company- Interconnected East-Central System

KACST Saudi Arabia

CI

13. Electric energy production costing for the Saudi Electricity Sector (Phase-I).  A study to determine and evaluate the electric energy production cost in each of the power stations in KSA.

Electricity and Co-Generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA), Riyadh

PI

14. Long-Term Planning  for the Saudi Electricity Sector

Electricity and Co-Generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA), Riyadh

PI

15. Updated Generation Planning for the Saudi Electricity Sector.  A study to forecast the growth in electricity requirements and the development of generation plan in KSA.

Electricity and Co-Generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA), Riyadh

  PI

16. Electric energy production costing for the Saudi Electricity Sector (Phase-I).  A study to determine and evaluate the electric energy production cost in each of the power stations in KSA.

Electricity and Co-Generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA), Riyadh

  PI

17. Evaluation of The Plan for Restructuring The Activities of Saudi Electricity Company. A study to evaluate a report on the restructuring of Saudi Electricity Company.

Saudi Electricity Company

CI

18. Wind Energy for Remote Villages I-II As study to evaluate the potentials of utilizing wind hybrid systems for remote settlements in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Electricity Company

PI

19. Utilization of Peak & Off-Peak Electricity Pricing (I-II) To develop a time of use tariff for industrial consumers in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Electricity Company

PI

20. The Benefits of Interconnecting MAYS with SCECO West.  Study to determine the potential benefits of the existing interconnecting link between the Madinat Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah (MYAS), Yanbu power system and the Saudi Electricity Company - the Western Region Branch (SEC-WRB), Jeddah.

Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu.

CI

21. Test and Evaluation of Harmonic Flicker Levels at Hadeed –Jubail.

Hadeed Company, Jubail

PI

22. Electric Energy Conservation and Management Within KFUPM Campus. A study to present and discuss the experience of several organizations in electricity efficiency programs and policies.

KFUPM, Dhahran

PI

23. Voltage Dip Study for Jubail Industrial Area.  Study to identify the causes of voltage dips resulting in loss of load in the Jubail industrial area and to provide recommendations that will help minimize the disruption of industrial facilities resulting from the voltage dips.

Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Dammam

CI

24. Energy Trading Benefits Among Mashreq Arab Countries.  The objectives of the study were to determine the potential for electric energy trading among the power systems of the Mashreq Arab countries and to evaluate the viability of an additional interconnection linking Saudi Arabia and the northern Mashreq countries (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria).

ARAB FUND for Economical and Social Development, Kuwait.

CI

25. Feasibility Study for the Interconnection of Arab Mashreq States Electrical Power Systems.  A study to investigate technical and economic feasibility of interconnecting Arab Mashreq States electrical power system.

ARAB FUND for Economical and Social Development, Kuwait

CI

26. Feasibility Study for Interconnection of Arabian Gulf States Electrical Power Systems.  Study to investigate technical and economic feasibility of interconnecting Arabian Gulf electric power systems.

Saudi Industrial Development Fund

CI

27. Peak Load Reduction by Load Management.  The main objectives of this project are to review the state of art on Demand Side Management and to propose appropriate procedure for applying these techniques within the Saudi electric utilities.

KACST

CI

28. Renewable Energy Power Supply for a Remote Settlement.

KACST

CI

29. Optimal Planning of Transmission Systems.

KACST

CI

30. A Master Plan Study of Saudi Arabian Extra High Voltage Transmission System Requirements.   The main objective of this study was to build up a master plan for Saudi Arabia’s extra high voltage transmission system.

KACST

CI

31. Electrical Energy Conservation At SABIC Affiliates Case Study Petrochemya.      

KFUPM

PI

32. Electric Energy Conservation and Management Within KFUPM Campus. A study to present and discuss the experience of  several organizations in electricity efficiency programs and policies.

KFUPM

PI

33. A Survey of Power System Harmonics at SABIC  Industrial Facilities –Jubail.

KFUPM

PI

34. Control of High Voltage DC System in Power Systems.

KFUPM

PI