Regional power grid Representatives from the six Gulf Cooperation Council states inked an agreement in July which facilitates the sharing of electricity by linking each country’s power grid to form a unified power network. Two important parts of the project have already been completed by the GCC states: the interconnectivity of Kuwait and Qatar’s electricity networks and the synchronization of the “GCC North Grid” which links the power grids of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait. The next phase of the project will entail the connection of the Oman and United Arab Emirates power grids to form the “GCC South Grid.” The final phase, expected to be completed in 2011, will link north and south grids. Upon completion the grid is expected to provide Kuwait and Saudi Arabia with an extra 1,200 megawatts (MW) of power, the UAE with 900 MW, Qatar 750 MW, Bahrain 600 MW and Oman 450
