Ministerial Decision – Page 8

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 Expropriation 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 deed 371404012110 dated 3 Rabi Al-Thani 1445 [18 October 2023], located in the city of Abha, overlapping with the buffer of the aerial line of the voltage 132 kV, connecting Al-Qurair Station with the Abha Cooperative Housing Station, with a total area of 304.72 m2 (Three hundred and four square meters and seventy-two square centimeters), in accordance with the attached cadastral decision, for the benefit of the Saudi Electricity Company is hereby approved.

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 name its representatives in each of the Real Estate Description and Inventory Committee and the Real Estate Compensation Valuation 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 the tasks of each committee.

Third

The Saudi Electricity Company shall notify the owners of the rights over the real estate whose expropriation is decided of the compensation determined 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 Valuation 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 its documentation 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

Stakeholders may 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 centre, 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.