Al Fadhli inaugurates SAR 364 mln Yanbu silos project

Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Mohsen Al Fadhli, Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture

Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, and Chairman of Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO), Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Mohsen Al Fadhli inaugurated today, Sept. 5, the silos project in Yanbu.

The vital project was constructed at a cost of more than SAR 364 million and is part of National Transformation Program (NTP) initiatives, which entail the development of an early warning system for food emergencies and management of strategic storage, Ahmed Al-Faris, Governor of SAGO, said.

It aims to enhance the strategic wheat stock and grains storage capacities, he added.

The project includes concrete silos for storing grains with a total capacity of 120,000 metric tons, equipment for unloading ships on the quayside with a capacity of 1,000 ton/hour, and an operating tower with full equipment to transport and distribute grains inside the silos, Al-Faris said.

This is in addition to laboratories, automatic control systems, complete utility lines, integrated networks for rainwater drainage, alarm and firefighting systems, backup power generation plant, as well as other service and administrative buildings.