VOL. XLVI

No 33

18-August-2003

OMAN

Bids Sought For Oman/UAE Electricity Link-Up

Omans Ministry of Housing, Electricity and Water has invited bids (closing date: 15 September) for a contract to install an electricity power line between al-Wasit in Oman and al-Ain in the UAE. Completion is scheduled for mid-2005. The project is the first step towards the linking of Omans grid with that in the UAE which in turn will eventually be part of the planned GCC grid (for details of the UAE grid, see MEES,...