Electrical linkage project between Gulf and Iraq launched 

Electrical linkage project between Gulf and Iraq launched 

Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Prince Saud Bin Naif, emir of Eastern Province, has launched the start of conducting the electrical linkage between the GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) and Iraq. The launch was attended by Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman and his Iraqi counterpart Ziyad Ali Fadhil Al-Razeej, in addition to a number of energy ministers in the Arab Gulf states, as well as officials from Gulf and Iraq sides. Prince Saud expressed his happiness of this step, confirming that the project will result in great benefits and abundance in the entire region. It will also be a beginning of a new start towards broader horizons and larger markets. He added that the launch of the electrical linkage project comes as an appreciation for the support of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince and the leaders of the GCC countries, as it has become evident year after year since the establishment of the first step in the 2009, which Saudi Arabia embraced. According to the announced studies, the project has provided about half of the total reserves required in the countries before completing the electrical linkage, Prince Saud said. The project has also provided reliable,