Riyadh, Rabi'I 4, 1440, Nov 12, 2018, SPA -- Saudi Electricity Company has obtained a golden classification of accreditation certificate from the British Society for Ideas of Creativity and Innovation, becoming the first facility, in Saudi Arabia, to receive such a global certificate, at the 32nd conference of the British Society of Ideas. Eng. Yasser Al-Mutawa of Ghazlan Power Plant won the second prize in the financial category of the Innovators' Awards, at the conference, for his invention to solve the problem of the water pipes, in the station, as his innovation contributed in saving SR6 million. Eng. Sadiq Al-Abbad, from Al-Qariyah power plant, ranked second in innovation category, for creative idea to solve the problem of leakage of pipes, in the plant which resulted in shortening the period of repair of malfunctioning pipes from 120 minutes to 5 minutes. The company ranked second in the financial category and innovation category, too, and Abdulrahman Al-Obaid, the Senior Vice President of Human Resources, at Saudi Electricity Company, received the accreditation certificate and the British Ideas Society for Innovation, praising Saudi Electricity for supporting of creative ideas, in the Kingdom. Al-Obaid said that this classification means a lot to Saudi Electricity for its support of innovation programs for more than 15 years and strengthens its position, in the field of creativity and access to its employees to the world. -- SPA 20:58 LOCAL TIME 17:58 GMT 0030 www.spa.gov.sa/w786016