The trial run of the electricity linkage project between Saudi Arabia and Egypt will expectedly start in mid-July 2017, said Mohamed al-Yamany, a member of the Egyptian-Saudi committee responsible for electricity and energy subsidies, on Friday.
The committee has made great strides in the project,in both Egypt and the Kingdom, Yamany told the Saudi newspaper Okaz.
The project will contribute to the exchange of about 3,000 (MW) between the two networks, by taking advantage of different peak times, which are in the Kingdom during the day and in Egypt at night, he said.
Egypt participates in the Gulf electricity linkage project, which will be part of a comprehensive Arab electricity linkage project.
The project costs up to US$1.6 billion, with Egypt contributing $610 million.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
