Uninterrupted supply of electricity and desalinated water cater to the essential needs of Hajj pilgrims

Significant amounts of energy and desalinated water are being provided to the holy sites as part of Saudi Arabia's efforts to guarantee a successful Hajj season with the highest level of comfort for pilgrims. This will allow pilgrims to have uninterrupted access to the essentials they require throughout the season. 

According to the Saudi Water Authority (SWA), on the first day of Eid Al-Adha as well as the days of Tarwiah and Arafat, more than 3 billion litres of fresh water were pumped to Makkah and the holy sites. This accomplishment is a component of the SWA's operational strategy to guarantee pilgrims' comfort and welfare throughout the current Hajj season.

The Saudi Electricity Company said that, in addition to the current network, additional mobile stations with a voltage of 110 kilovolts, finished in May 2024, will be added for SR60 million. 

The project has a network length of more than 4 km and 147 MVA of total station capacity. Furthermore, subscriber connection initiatives in Mecca's core region and the holy sites incurred costs above SR166 million. Over SR36 million was spent on medium and low voltage enhancement projects, while SR46 million was spent on network replacement and automation projects for distribution stations in Mecca's centre region and the holy sites.

Along with several other distribution projects that improve service reliability, improve power distribution, and efficiently address pilgrim demands, the firm conducted a subscriber connection project in pilgrim housing areas at a cost over SR6 million. To guarantee the quick reaction of technical teams to reports, this involves the establishment of six launch centres in Mina and Muzdalifah at a cost of over SR9 million and 22 maintenance team launch centres in Arafat, at a total cost surpassing SR25 million. 

In addition, eight dwelling complexes for workers at the transformer stations—costing more than SR8 million—as well as a building next to the operations and control centre were built at a cost of over SR18 million.