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:
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