Caterpillar Inc. announced that Cat dealer Zahid Tractor was selected by the main contractor to supply power solutions that deliver 32 MW of prime power for The Red Sea Project, a nearly 28,000 square-kilometer regenerative tourism destination under development along Saudi Arabia’s west coast.
The project leverages Caterpillar’s expertise in supplying and maintaining field-proven power solutions that have enabled operation on various hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), biodiesel, and blended fuel products for more than a decade.
Zahid Tractor is supplying 69 generator sets that deliver 32MW of prime power. The generator sets can run on both conventional diesel and B100 biodiesel to supply energy during the construction phase of The Red Sea Project. Once complete, the luxury tourist destination will include a total of 16 hotels, an international airport and other commercial operations scheduled for completion in 2023.
Zahid Tractor has already delivered, installed and commissioned most of the generator sets in weather-resistant, sound-attenuated enclosures that are currently being used to support construction activities and workforce accommodations. Zahid Tractor is also addressing uptime needs through Customer Value Agreements (CVAs), which include customer technician training, regular maintenance at scheduled intervals, and around-the-clock, on-demand technical support.
Additionally, most of the units are equipped with Cat Connect Remote Access Monitoring (RAM), Caterpillar’s advanced data visualization, reporting and alert offering.