VOL. XLIV

No 32

6-August-2001

SAUDI ARABIA

Arthur D Little To Advise On Electricity Restructuring

The Saudi Government earlier thissummer signed a multi-phased contract with Arthur D Little of the US to adviseon the restructuring and commercialization of the kingdoms electricity system.The move follows the decision in February last year to merge Saudi Arabias 10electricity companies to form the new joint stock Saudi Electric Company (SEC)as a step towards privatization (MEES,27 March 2000). The...