VOL. XXXVI

NO. 3

19-OCTOBER-1992

GENERAL

Electricity Link Agreed by Turkey and Four Arab States

The electricity and industry ministers of Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq andTurkey have approved a plan to link their countries' electricity networks by1997. Meeting in Damascus on 10-11 October to review a feasibility studyprepared by a consortium of Canadian companies, the ministers signed anagreement for the project which, when completed, will serve 150mn people. Thefive countries had first endorsed the...