Electricity Costs at the Grand Mosque During Hajj

Let's see how much Saudi Arabia made from the Hajj money

But to know how much it made, we need to calculate the expenses and see the profits

We will only calculate energy and electricity, excluding medical services, transportation, hospitality, accommodation, and other services

Okay, let's take a look at the electricity system in the Haram Al-Makki

More than 120,000 lighting units

6,900 chandeliers, more than 600 fans, and more than 344 air handling units

And more than 150,000 tons of cooling to maintain a temperature of 22 to 24 degrees always in the Haram Al-Makki

All these loads are powered by four main stations that supply all loads in Makkah Al-Mukarramah

And eight substations and three control stations inside the Haram

And forty electrical transformers with capacities between 1600 to 2500 kilovolt-amperes

The Haram is supplied by approximately 67 feeder lines for electrical and mechanical loads

12. And the Haram has eight backup generators with a total of 32 megavolt-amperes

If the power cuts out, it comes back on in seconds

To get an idea of the profits and the money involved, the peak load for last year's Hajj in Mecca city alone reached 5361 megawatts.

And this equals Jordan's entire highest average daily consumption.

And it equals three times Lebanon's daily consumption.

And more than Tunisia's entire consumption.

And it's similar to the consumption of a European city like Berlin, Germany, during peak hours.

And it represents roughly a third of the Netherlands' daily consumption.

And it equals Luxembourg's consumption for two full days.

And just so you know, the bill for the Haram in Mecca on a typical day is 5 million Saudi Riyals.

During Hajj season, the bill multiplies, becoming 19 million Saudi Riyals daily.

The Saudi government, represented by my master, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.

And Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Spends generously and graciously, without keeping count or expecting any favors in return.

For the comfort of Hajj and Umrah pilgrims and the development of the Two Holy Mosques.

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