Governor of Jazan sponsors SAR 9B projects award ceremony in JCPDI

Prince Mohammed bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Jazan region

Governor of Jazan region Prince Mohammed bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz presided over a ceremony in the presence of Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar AlKhorayef and the President of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY), Khaled bin Mohammed Al-Salem.

The event marked the completion of the capital projects award process for Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industries (JCPDI) for 2023.

The total number of projects is 53, with a combined value exceeding SAR 9 billion. Additionally, a package of capital projects for 2024 was presented during the ceremony.

According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), these projects have diverse objectives and outputs, including infrastructure, service, and residential projects.

Among the projects are the development of an area of 11.51 million square meters of industrial infrastructure, the development of an area of 2.9 million square meters of tourist infrastructure, the provision of more than 1,000 various housing units, including residential villas and apartments, and the development of the road network by 19.34 km.

This is in addition to the construction of electrical stations and networks with a capacity of 1.5 gigavolt-ampere for the distribution of electric power in JCPDI and doubling the capacity of electric power distribution for the residential area with a capacity of 500 megavolt-ampere.

The projects also include the construction of educational schools, the establishment of specialized environmental laboratories, and the provision of engineering studies and designs, the SPA added.