Middle East Economic Survey
VOL. LII
No 31
3-Aug-2009
REGIONAL
GCC Power Grid Links Four Gulf Countries
The GCC power grid went live as planned on 26 July, connecting for the first time Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. The transmission line that will link in the UAE is scheduled for completion in 2011, with Oman scheduled to follow shortly thereafter. The project is one of the first pan-GCC schemes to get off the ground and could provide a model for regional cooperation (MEES, 27 July). It...
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