July 25, 2008

Saudi and Egypt to build power grid link

MEED reported that Saudi Electricity Company and Egyptian Electricity Holding Company are seeking government approval to connect their countries' power grids. The scheme will allow Egypt and Saudi Arabia to share their generating reserves and exchange power.

As per report, a team from Belgium's Tractebel Engineering and Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale Italiano submitted a feasibility study to the two electricity companies in late March 2008.

The potential project could provide a link between the Gulf Arab region's networks and Europe. The tender for the year long consultancy contracts will be issued within a month of the governments' approval and an award could be made as early as September 2008.