Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) has won a $145m (Won190.48bn) contract from the Saudi Electricity Company to build the NEOM-Yanbu 525kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line project. The 605km-long line will run from the Yanbu region, a power production hub on the west coast of Saudi Arabia, to the new city of NEOM. Hyundai E&C secured a turnkey contract for its design, procurement and construction.

The company will implement portion one, the construction of 207km of transmission lines and 450 transmission towers. Work is expected to be complete by July 2027.

HVDC transmission technology converts alternating current (AC) power generated by a power plant into high-voltage direct current.

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