The Minister of Energy,
based on the powers entrusted to him by law, and after perusal of clause Third of Royal Decree D/15 dated 11 Rabi Al-Awwal 1424 [13 May 2003], by which the Law of Expropriating of Real Estate for Public Benefit and Temporary Seizure of Real Estate “the Law” was issued, and the provisions of the law,
hereby decides
First
The commencement of the procedures for expropriating a part of the plot of land owned under Instrument 31/2/4 dated 7 Jumada Al-Thani 1418 [10 October 1997], located in the city of Buraidah, overlapping with the aerial line campus, with a voltage of 380 kV., which connects Station 9032 to the line connecting Station 9011 and 9025, with a total area of 4067.80 m2 (Forty thousand sixty-seven square meters and eighty square centimeters), in accordance with the attached cadastral decision, for the benefit of the Saudi Electricity Company.
Second
The Saudi Electricity Company shall notify this decision to the relevant entities referred to in articles 6 and 7 of the law, in order to nominate its representatives in each of the Real Estate Description and Inventory Committee and the Real Estate Compensation Estimation Committee, within a period not exceeding 15 (fifteen) days from the issuance of this decision. The company shall call for the meetings, prepare the minutes, and take the necessary measures to carry out each committee’s tasks.
Third
The Saudi Electricity Company shall notify the owners of the rights over the real estate whose expropriation is decided of the compensation estimated to them, and it shall also inform the owners and occupants of the real estate that it must be vacated within the period specified by the company, provided that it is not less than 30 (thirty) days from the date of notification of the eviction, in accordance with the provisions of articles 16 and 17 of the law.
Fourth
The Saudi Electricity Company shall pay compensation to rights holders in accordance with the decision of the Real Estate Compensation Estimation Committee, and the disbursement procedures shall be carried out before the date specified for vacating the property, provided that the amount of compensation is not delivered to its owner until after the delivery of the property, and it is documented by the notary public or the court. The compensation must be disbursed within two years from the date of the decision approving the commencement of the expropriation procedures in accordance with the provisions of article 18 of the Law.
Fifth
It is permitted for stakeholders to file a grievance before the board of grievances against the decisions made by the committees, in accordance with the system, within 60 (sixty) days from the date they are notified of the decision.
Sixth
This decision must be published in the official gazette and in two daily newspapers distributed in the region. A copy of the announcement must also be posted at the headquarters of the company, at the headquarters of the project, in the court, in the emirate, governorate, or center, and in the municipality in whose jurisdiction the property is located.
Seventh
This decision must be communicated to those who are required to implement it and act on it.
Minister of Energy
Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz
Issued on: 6 Shawwal 1445
Corresponding to: 15 April 2024
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5035 issued on 7 June 2024.