Lightning strike at Saudi Arabia's first aluminium smelter at Ras Al Khair

摘要

The industrial project is located at the Ras Al Khair complex within the north-eastern region of Saudi Arabia. It includes two aluminium smelter potlines, a 2.8 GW generating station including desalination plant and water distribution system operated by Saline Water Conversion Corp. (SWCC). An alumina refinery, a phosphate plant, Ma'aden Phosphate Company (MPC) and a rolling mill with auto sheet plant, all fed by a new local power plant connected to the SEC grid (Saudi Electric Company 380 kV system).