Mina, August 7, 2019, SPA -- The Saudi Electricity Company has strengthened its services during this Hajj season 1440AH, where it has completed 13 new projects in the fields of transport and distribution to enhance the reliability of the electric service to pilgrims, at a cost of 1.2 billion riyals. The Saudi Electricity Company assigned operational and maintenance tasks to 1616 engineers and technicians in Makkah, Holy Sites and Madinah. The Company is also expected to record 4,383 MW of peak load during Dhu'l-Hijjah compared to 4,301 MW last year, with an increase of nearly 2%. --SPA 11:17 LOCAL TIME 08:17 GMT 0004 www.spa.gov.sa/w1151564