05/10/2017
Chairman of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), during a meeting Tuesday at Asharqia Chamber.
The
Executive Chairman of the Electrical Interconnection Authority of the
Gulf Cooperation Council, Eng. Ahmed Ali Al Ibrahim, said in a
meeting held Tuesday at the headquarters of Asharqia Main Chamber
October 3 that the electrical connection represents energy security for
the Gulf countries. The
level of stability and security of the electricity networks of Member and that the electrical linkage has helped to avoid a total or
partial interruption of any of the networks of Gulf Countries members by
providing support and support for approximately 1562 cases of
separation of load generating on the interconnected network since the
operation of the electrical link Gulf in 2009 until 2017.
Al Ibrahim
said that the estimates of the savings achieved by the Gulf electrical
connection to the member to 404 million dollars in 2016,
while 390 million dollars during the year 2015, pointing out that the authority is keen to be the capacity of the electric linkage to meet the
needs of members, New sources of energy efficiency and sustainability, by exploiting
opportunities for connectivity with neighboring regions and future
linkages with Europe, Africa and Asia.
Al Ibrahim
explained the benefits of the electrical connection process, indicating
that it reduces rotary reserves for each of the member countries. It
also improves the reliability of these countries on the electric
power systems economically. It also provides the basis for the exchange
and trade of electric energy among the member countries Supporting the reliability of electricity supply and other capacity
development in the face of loss of emergency obstetric capacity.
"Electric interconnection between the Gulf countries contributed
significantly to the preservation of the environment by reducing carbon
and thermal emissions," he said.
He explained that the authority aims in the future to establish a
mutual Gulf market for energy trade, because of the economic benefits of
nearly $ 1 billion annually to the Gulf members, and the basis for
later stages to benefit from the neighboring electricity markets and
global markets after the completion of the expansion of the linkage.
At
the end of the meeting, the Secretary General of Asharqia Chamber,
Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al Wabel, presented a memorial shield to
the Executive Chairman of the Gulf Electricity Interconnection
Authority, Ahmed bin Ali Al Ibrahim.
