VOL. XL

No. 15

14-April-1997

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Minister Hints At Abolition Of SCECOs

In an early indication of government thinking, the Saudi Ministerfor Industry and Electricity, Dr. Hashim Yamani, has confirmed that the authorities areconsidering unifying the various electricity companies in the Kingdom and splitting theminto separate generation, transmission and distribution entities. According to the Arabicdaily Asharq al-Awsat, Dr. Yamani told a conference in Abu Dhabi at the end of...