Batelco, GCCIA launch Gulf networkBahrain-based Batelco, a leading telecom group, launched Batelco Gulf Network (BGN) in cooperation with the Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) offering high bandwidth and capacity. Batelco Bahrain CEO Muna More… |
Linking Gulf power grids to cost $1.6 billionA project to link the power grids of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE will cost $1.6 billion, a senior official from the body overseeing interconnection said on Monday. The full construction of the grid is expected to be co More… |
GCC planning $1.2bn power grid trialTrial operations for the $1.2 billion (BD453.6 million) GCC electricity grid are being discussed at a meeting of member states. A two-day meeting of the GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) started in Dammam, Saudi Arabia's Eastern pr More… |
GCC power grid trial run soonThe trial operations of the $1.2bn GCC electricity grid, which will link the power networks of all Arab Gulf states and help meet the region’s rising energy needs, will soon begin, said Gulf Co-operation Council Interconnection Authority (GCC More… |
GCC power grid trial run soonThe trial operations of the $1.2bn GCC electricity grid, which will link the power networks of all Arab Gulf states and help meet the region’s rising energy needs, will soon begin, said Gulf Co-operation Council Interconnection Authority (GCC More… |
$1bn Gulf power grid to be ready next yearA $1.1-billion power grid to connect Gulf Arab states is set to come on line in early 2009, paving the way for a regional electricity market. Gulf Arab countries are building the grid to help meet spiralling demand for power as record oil More… |