VOL. XLII

No. 23

7-June-1999

SAUDI ARABIA

New Electricity Charges Come Into Effect In Saudi Arabia

The United Saudi Electricity Company (USEC) which wasrecently formed for the purpose of merging the countrys 10 power companiesinto one organization responsible for the generation, transmission anddistribution of electricity throughout the kingdom (MEES, 7 December1997) has announced the immediate implementation of new electricity chargesas approved by a decision of the Council of Ministers. The...