Bandar Alkhorayef, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources and Chairman of the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON), has launched capital projects valued at approximately SAR3 billion ($800 million) in Sudair.
The projects span infrastructure, water, electricity, and ready-built factories. During his visit to Sudair City for Industry and Businesses, he also witnessed the signing of several supporting industrial contracts in the presence of MODON CEO Majed Al-Argoubi, according to a Saudi Press Agency report.
As part of the visit, Alkhorayef inaugurated infrastructure development works worth SAR1.8 billion. These included upgrades to road networks, water and sewage systems, the construction of a 12,500-cubic-metre water reservoir, and the launch of the fourth phase of infrastructure development covering 6 million sq m.
The minister also reviewed progress on a 200 MVA electrical substation and a project to build 44 ready-built factories aimed at enhancing the city’s attractiveness to industrial investors and improving services for entrepreneurs.
These initiatives support the goals of the National Industrial Strategy, which focuses on building an advanced industrial base, strengthening national supply chains, promoting high value-added industries, and increasing the industrial sector’s contribution to GDP.