The 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 the Kingdom to receive such a global certificate, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Monday.
The awards were announced at the 32nd conference of the British Society of Ideas.
Eng. Yasser Al-Mutawa, from the Ghazlan Power Plant, won second prize in the financial category of the Innovators' Awards for his invention to solve a water pipe problem at the station. His innovation contributed in saving SR6 million.
Eng. Sadiq Al-Abbad, from Al-Qariyah power plant, ranked second in the innovation category for coming up with a solution to leaking pipes in the plant. His contribution helped shorten the period of repair of malfunctioning pipes from 120 to 5 minutes.
In addition, the Saudi Electricity Company ranked second in the financial category and innovation category.
Abdulrahman Al-Obaid, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at the company, received the accreditation certificate.
The British Ideas Society for Innovation praised the company for supporting creative ideas in the Kingdom.
Al-Obaid said that this classification reflects the firm’s support for innovation programs for more than 15 years.
