India in talks to link grid with Saudi Arabia and UAE – MEED

India in talks to link grid with Saudi Arabia and UAE – MEED

Plan aims to expand access to reliable power and enhance the country’s energy security

India is considering linking its electricity grid by undersea cables to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Singapore, according to the country's Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister Raj Kumar Singh.

India’s power ministry has circulated cabinet notes for inter-ministerial consultation to initiate the process to expand access to reliable power and enhance the country’s energy security, a local media report cites.