AL-RAHA GROUP FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES
“ It requires some time to be a strong competitor , but with the aid of our future projects , we will achieve our goals ”
– Tareq Harb , Business Unit Manager
The company finds most of its employees through the manufacturers from which it buys . Most of the power division ’ s generators come from Cummins Power Generation , and to a lesser extent , Volvo , and Kohler : “ Employees we find via these companies are already trained ; in the case of Cummins , at its headquarters in Dubai . Most of it is basic training , not deep technical training – that happens on the job .”
Powerful partnerships RGTS ’ s power division ’ s main function is as a supplier for the Saudi Electric Company , Saudi Arabia ’ s foremost electric utility business . It maintains 19 power plants across the kingdom , and has a monopoly on the services it provides . It currently holds two contracts with RGTS , and is working towards another three : “ The total value of the contracts is around 100 million Saudi riyal ,” Harb explains . “ The duration for these contracts is three years per contract , and is focussed on power generation for remote areas , specifically villages . For the past five years , we ’ ve worked almost exclusively with the Saudi Electricity Company .” However ,
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