VOL. XXXI

NO. 43

1-AUGUST-1988

GCC

Bids Invited for Feasibility Study on Common Electricity Grid

Following the completion of a pre-feasibility study for the establishment ofa common electricity grid, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has invited eightconsulting companies to submit proposals by 17 September for an 18-monthfeasibility study to determine the design, cost and financing of the projectwhich will cost some $1.6bn.The scheme is expected to be carried out in twostages. The first would...