Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 17

25-Apr-2011

REGIONAL

UAE Inaugurates Link To GCC Power Grid

The UAE officially inaugurated the link to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) power grid on 20 April, thus making operational the third phase of the $1.6bn GCC interconnection power project. Last July, the GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) started Phase 3 of the GCC Grid, which connects the Northern System Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar to the Southern System UAE and Oman...