The electrical grid system interconnection between the GCC states is shown diagrammatically in Figure 1.

FIGURE 1 APPROXIMATE ROUTE AND LAYOUT OF THE GCC INTERCONNECTION

The capacity of the Interconnection to each of the countries is given in Table 1:

TABLE 1 SIZE OF INTERCONNECTION TO EACH GCC STATE
System Size(MW)
Kuwait 1200
Saudi Arabia 1200
Bahrain 600
Qatar 750
UAE 900
Oman 400

A conceptual diagram of the Interconnection Project is shown in Figure 2.
FIGURE 2 CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAM OF THE INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM