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| GCC power grid launched |
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| Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, together with other GCC leaders, commissioned the first phase of a $1.6 billion power grid project on the sidelines of the GCC summit here on Monday. |
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Full Story Tuesday, December 15, 2009 |
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| 500 delegates for GCC power summit |
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| Around 500 international delegates will discuss more than 50 papers on electricity and energy at an upcoming conference and exhibition with a focus on ongoing power projects in the GCC. |
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Full Story Wednesday, October 14, 2009 |
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| First phase of GCC power grid complete |
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| The first phase of a joint power grid for Gulf Cooperation Council countries was completed Sunday with the linking of the grids of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. |
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Full Story Monday, July 27, 2009 |
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| Initial cost of GCC power grid estimated at $1.1bn |
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| Cost of the mega GCC power grid is tentatively estimated at $1.1 billion. |
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Full Story Saturday, May 23, 2009 |
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| GCC grid to ensure stable power supply |
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| Qatar’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Industry, H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah signed the General Agreement of GCC Power Interconnection Grid in the presence of GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) Chairman, Engineer Yousuf Ahmed Janahi. |
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Full Story Monday, March 16, 2009 |
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| GCC states to spend UDS 120bn on new power generation projects |
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| In order to cope up with the increasing demand for power, the Gulf countries will need to spend over USD 120bn in the next ten years to set up new power generation projects in the region, predicted the weekly report of the ‘Crescent Petroleum’ based in Sharjah. |
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Full Story Friday, October 31, 2008 |
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| GCC power grid set to start trial operations |
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| The Gulf Co-operation Council Interconnection Authority will start trial operations by year-end of its $1.2bn electricity grid that will connect Arab Gulf states and help meet the region’s rising energy needs, an official said. |
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Full Story Tuesday, September 30, 2008 |
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| Qatar closes $3.32 bln Ras Laffan plant finance |
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| Qatar Petroleum has completed the financing for a $3.32 billion power and water plant in the industrial port of Ras Laffan, Qatar’s state news agency QNA reported. |
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Full Story Sunday, September 14, 2008 |
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