Power Factor Correction for Commercial Buildings in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Power Factor Company provides power factor correction for commercial buildings in Saudi Arabia, including malls, office towers, hotels and retail centres. Compact APFC panels are sized to the central chiller plant, lifts and lighting, and designed to fit the electrical room you have: 25–1,200 kVAr per panel, typically ready in 2–3 weeks.
What you receive: a written proposal setting out capacitor rating, panel dimensions, standard, lead time and price, issued within one working day of your electricity bill and load schedule. Request a quotation
Why do malls and towers run at poor power factor?
Cooling is the reason. A central chiller plant, chilled-water pumps, cooling-tower fans and air handling units account for most of a commercial building's motor load, and these motors draw reactive current whenever they run. Lifts and escalators add more, and tenant fit-outs bring their own mix.
Lighting is a newer factor. LED drivers and electronic ballasts have their own power factor and harmonic behaviour, and the effect is large in a mall that has thousands of fittings. Load also swings daily: peak afternoon cooling is very different from the trading load at night.
Power factor correction for commercial buildings: our scope
| Item | Range / specification | Standard | Typical lead time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compact APFC panel at the main LV board | To project specification, 25–1,200 kVAr per panel | IEC 61439-1/-2 | 2–3 weeks |
| Detuned version for LED lighting and drives | Reactor tuning from harmonic data | IEC 61439-1/-2; capacitors to IEC 61921 | 3–4 weeks |
| Fine-step layout for night-time load | Small final steps to avoid over-correction | IEC 61439-1/-2 | 2–3 weeks |
| Consultant submittal pack | Data sheets, drawings, compliance statement | Project specification | Included in build time |
| Annual maintenance visit | Thermography, capacitance test, contactor check | Project scope | By agreement |
What APFC panel suits a mall or high-rise?
Put the panel at the main LV board so it sees the whole building. For a mall, the controller must handle the night problem: when the chillers are off, the same bank can push the building into over-correction, so we add small final steps and set the controller so it drops out cleanly. For a tower, the same logic applies by floor of tenants.
Where LED lighting and drives are widespread, choose the detuned version. If space is tight, say so at enquiry, because panel layout can be adapted to the room. Our APFC panels page lists the construction in detail. Utility tariff rules are set by SEC. Under the Saudi Electricity Company tariff: 0.90 is the minimum above 1 MVA contract load; we design to 0.95.
How do consultant and contractor projects run with us?
- Enquiry. You send the bill, or the consultant's electrical load schedule for a new building.
- Room check. We confirm the available floor area, door size and cable entry.
- Design. We issue a single-line diagram, general arrangement and compliance statement.
- Submittals. Data sheets and drawings go to your consultant for approval.
- Build and test. The panel is assembled and tested in our Dammam workshops.
- Delivery. We coordinate delivery with the main contractor, to fit the site programme.
- Commissioning and handover. Settings are checked under building load and documents are issued.
Who we work with on buildings
Saudi Power Factor Company has worked in Saudi Arabia since 2010, and its quality, environmental and safety systems are certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
We have worked on projects for Saudi Aramco, SABIC and the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, in all regions of Saudi Arabia. Tell us your plant type and city in the quotation form, and we describe the scope closest to your commercial building or mall job.
We are available for commercial projects across Saudi Arabia, including Dammam, Al Khobar, Riyadh and Jeddah. We deliver to every region of the Kingdom. Jubail is about 1 hour from Dammam and Riyadh about 4 hours by road; Jeddah and Yanbu are reached by air or road. For clinical buildings, see hospitals and healthcare.
Commercial building power factor questions
Who provides power factor correction for commercial buildings in Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Power Factor Company provides power factor correction for commercial buildings and malls, with panels built in Dammam from ABB, Schneider Electric and Siemens components. We have been active in Saudi Arabia since 2010.
What affects the cost of power factor correction in a building?
Cost is set by total kVAr, the number of steps, any reactors needed for LED lighting and drives, the panel dimensions, and the submittal documents your consultant asks for. We price each item from your bill and load schedule.
How long does a commercial building panel take?
Lead time depends on kVAr, steps and how quickly your consultant approves drawings. Our typical lead time is 2–3 weeks for an APFC panel and 3–4 weeks for a detuned bank. Delivery is timed to the contractor's programme, so the panel is not waiting in a corridor.
What power factor should a commercial building reach?
The target is set by your utility tariff, so we read it from your bill. A common aim is a figure close to unity during the day without over-correcting at night, and the controller setting and final step size achieve that.
Do tenants need their own correction?
Usually not. Correction at the main LV board covers the whole building and is simpler to maintain. Where a large tenant is billed separately, we size a panel for that tenant's own incomer.
What should I send for a commercial building quotation?
Send a month of electricity bills, or for a new building the electrical load schedule, plus the room dimensions for the panel. Chiller kW ratings and any consultant specification help us confirm the layout.
Looking for power factor correction for commercial buildings? Send us your bill or load schedule, and receive a quotation within one working day.
Email: inquiry@saudipowerfactor.com | Request a quotation