VOL. XLII

No. 27

5-July-1999

GCC

GCC Establishes Gulf Electricity Link Authority

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has announced theestablishment of a Gulf Electricity Link Authority, which will implement a planto enable the six member states to exchange surplus electricity through alinked grid. The total cost of the project has been estimated at $2.8bn. Theauthority will be administrated from Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The project,involving Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE (but...